Efficacy of anthelmintics on South American camelid (llama and alpaca) farms in Georgia

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 172, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 168-171

  Gillespie, Rose Ann M ^a   Williamson, Lisa H ^b   Terrill, Thomas H ^a   Kaplan, Ray M ^b  

^a FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpacas; Anthelmintics; Gastrointestinal nematodes; Llamas

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; FENBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE; MOXIDECTIN; TRAMISOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HELMINTHIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GEORGIA; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; LAMA (MAMMAL); LAMA GLAMA; LAMA PACOS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77955317373     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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