Comparison of selamectin and imidacloprid plus permethrin in eliminating Leporacarus gibbus infestation in laboratory rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 757-762

  Birke, Leslie L ^a   Molina, Patricia E ^b   Baker, David G ^c   Leonard, Stuart T ^b   Marrero, Luis J ^a   Johnson, Merlin ^a   Simkin, Jennifer ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANTIX; IMIDACLOPRID; IMIDACLOPRID PLUS PERMETHRIN; PERMETHRIN; REVOLUTION; SELAMECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DRUG EFFICACY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HAIR; INFESTATION; LEPORACARUS GIBBUS; MITE; NECK; NONHUMAN; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RABBIT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAIL;

ACARICIDES; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HAIR; IMIDAZOLES; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MITE INFESTATIONS; MITES; NITRO COMPOUNDS; PERMETHRIN; RABBITS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACARI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 74049107374     PISSN: 15596109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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