Assessment of risk of monepantel faecal residues to dung fauna

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 490-496

  Skripsky, T ^a   Hoffmann, S ^b  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^b Smithers Viscient   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthelmintics; Dung beetle (Aphodius constans); Dung fauna; Dung fly (Scathophaga stercoraria); Monepantel; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AMINOACETONITRILE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; DRUG RESIDUE; MONEPANTEL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FECES; FLY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; LD 50; PARASITOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AMINOACETONITRILE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BEETLES; CATTLE; DIPTERA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESIDUES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FECES; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; RISK ASSESSMENT;

APHODIUS CONSTANS; BOS; BOVINAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; SCATHOPHAGA STERCORARIA; SCATHOPHAGIDAE;

EID: 78649428195     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2010.00645.x     Document Type: Article

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