Safety and efficacy against fourth-stage gastrointestinal nematode larvae, of monepantel in 6-week old lambs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 185, Issue 2-4, 2012, Pages 339-342

  Stein, P A ^a   George, S D ^a   Rolfe, P F ^a   Hosking, B C ^a  

^a Novartis Animal Health Australasia Pty Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Fourth stage larvae; Lambs; Monepantel; Nematodes

Indexed keywords

MONEPANTEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERIA; COOPERIA CURTICEI; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HELMINTH; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAMB; MALE; MICROFILARIA (NEMATODE LARVA); NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; SPECIES COMPARISON; TELADORSAGIA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS;

AMINOACETONITRILE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; FEMALE; MALE; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; COOPERIA CURTICEI; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES; TELADORSAGIA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS;

EID: 84858278900     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.10.020     Document Type: Article

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