The comparative efficacy of abamectin, monepantel and an abamectin/derquantel combination against fourth-stage larvae of a macrocyclic lactone-resistant Teladorsagia spp. isolate infecting sheep

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 188, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 190-193

  George, S D ^a   George, A J ^a   Stein, P A ^a   Rolfe, P F ^a   Hosking, B C ^a   Seewald, W ^b  

^a Novartis Animal Health Australasia Pty Limited   (Australia)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Abamectin; Derquantel; Drug resistant; Efficacy; Monepantel; Sheep; Teladorsagia spp.

Indexed keywords

ABAMECTIN; ABAMECTIN PLUS DERQUANTEL; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; MACROLIDE; MONEPANTEL; RYOMECTIN; STARTECT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTHELMINTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; LAMB; LARVAL STAGE; MALE; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CLEARANCE; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE LOAD; TELADORSAGIA; TELADORSAGIA INFECTION;

AMINOACETONITRILE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; INDOLES; IVERMECTIN; LARVA; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; OXEPINS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES; TELADORSAGIA;

EID: 84863189375     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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