Pharmacokinetics of moxidectin in the southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 643-649

  Death, Clare E ^a,e   Taggart, David A ^b,c   Williams, Desmond B ^d   Milne, Robert ^d   Schultz, David J ^b   Holyoake, Carlysle ^a   Warren, Kristen S ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Adelaide Zoo   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lasiorhinus latifrons; Macrocyclic lactone; Mange; Marsupial; Moxidectin; Pharmacokinetics; Sarcoptes scabiei; Wombat

Indexed keywords

LASIORHINUS LATIFRONS; METATHERIA; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SARCOPTES SCABIEI TYPE WOMBATI;

EID: 79960204162     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-47.3.643     Document Type: Article

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