Efficacy of major anthelmintics against horse cyathostomins in France

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 188, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 294-300

  Traversa, Donato ^a   Castagna, Giuseppe ^a   von Samson Himmelstjerna, Georg ^b   Meloni, Silvana ^a   Bartolini, Roberto ^a   Geurden, Thomas ^c   Pearce, Michael C ^c   Woringer, Emmanuel ^c   Besognet, Bruno ^c   Milillo, Piermarino ^a   D'Espois, Melanie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic resistance; Cyathostomins; Faecal egg count reduction test; Fenbendazole; Ivermectin; Moxidectin; Pyrantel embonate

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; EQUEST; FENBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; MOXIDECTIN; PYRANTEL EMBONATE; PYRANTEL TARTRATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANTHELMINTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BOOTSTRAPPING; CYATHOSTOMIN INFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES ANALYSIS; FRANCE; HORSE; INFECTION RATE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; SCREENING TEST; STRONGYLE INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FENBENDAZOLE; FRANCE; HORSES; IVERMECTIN; MACROLIDES; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PYRANTEL PAMOATE; STRONGYLE INFECTIONS, EQUINE; STRONGYLOIDEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 84864538084     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.03.048     Document Type: Article

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