Prevalence of strongyles and efficacy of fenbendazole and ivermectin in working horses in El Sauce, Nicaragua

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 181, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 248-254

  Kyvsgaard, Niels C ^a   Lindbom, Jenny ^a   Andreasen, Line Lundberg ^a   Luna Olivares, Luz Adilia ^b   Nielsen, Martin Krarup ^a   Monrad, Jesper ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

Egg reappearance; Fenbendazole; Ivermectin; Nicaragua; Strongyle; Strongylus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

EQUIMECTRIN; FENBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; PARAFEN; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; EGG; FECES ANALYSIS; HORSE; NICARAGUA; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STRONGYLE INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; FECES; FENBENDAZOLE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IVERMECTIN; NICARAGUA; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SEASONS; STRONGYLE INFECTIONS, EQUINE; STRONGYLOIDEA;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; STRONGYLES; STRONGYLUS VULGARIS;

EID: 80052525615     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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