Shortened strongyle-type egg reappearance periods in naturally infected horses treated with moxidectin and failure of a larvicidal dose of fenbendazole to reduce fecal egg counts

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 173, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 349-352

  Rossano, M G ^a   Smith, A R ^a   Lyons, E T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyathostomins; Drug resistance; Equine parasites; Fenbendazole; Moxidectin; Small strongyles

Indexed keywords

FENBENDAZOLE; MOXIDECTIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EGG PARASITOID; FECES ANALYSIS; HORSE; NONHUMAN; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT DURATION; WORM EXPULSION;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; FECES; FEMALE; FENBENDAZOLE; HORSES; MACROLIDES; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; STRONGYLE INFECTIONS, EQUINE; STRONGYLUS; TIME FACTORS;

EQUIDAE; STRONGYLES;

EID: 77957800525     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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