Treatment of canine-generalized demodicosis: A blind, randomized clinical trial comparing the efficacy of Advocate® (Bayer Animal Health) with ivermectin

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 20, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 447-455

  Paterson, Tara E ^a   Halliwell, Richard E ^a   Fields, Paul J ^b   Louw, Marta Lanza ^a   Louw, Jakobus P ^a   Ball, Geoff S ^a   Pinckney, Rhonda D ^a   McKibben, John S ^a  

^a St George's University   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMIDACLOPRID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; IVERMECTIN; MACROLIDE; MILBEMYCIN; NITRO DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; MITE INFESTATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; IMIDAZOLES; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; MACROLIDES; MALE; MITE INFESTATIONS; NITRO COMPOUNDS;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 73149115729     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2009.00803.x     Document Type: Article

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