In vitro and in vivo acaricidal activity of a herbal extract

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 186, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 431-436

  Zaman, Muhammad Arfan ^a   Iqbal, Zafar ^b   Abbas, Rao Zahid ^b   Khan, Muhammad Nisar ^b   Muhammad, Ghulam ^b   Younus, Muhammad ^a   Ahmed, Sibtain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anti tick activity; Aqueous extract; Azadirachta indica; Calotropis procera; Nicotiana tabacum; Trachyspermum ammi

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CALOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; NICOTIANA TABACTUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CALF (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FLOWER; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INSECT CONTROL; LARVAL STAGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NICOTIANA TABACTUM; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; RHIPICEPHALUS (BOOPHILUS) MICROPLUS; TICK INFESTATION; TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI;

ACARICIDES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; LARVA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RHIPICEPHALUS; TICK INFESTATIONS;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BOOPHILUS; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; IXODIDA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; RHIPICEPHALUS; TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI;

EID: 84863415386     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.11.018     Document Type: Article

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