Persistent efficacy and production benefits following use of extended-release injectable eprinomectin in grazing beef cattle under field conditions

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 192, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 332-337

  Kunkle, B N ^a   Williams, J C ^b   Johnson, E G ^c   Stromberg, B E ^d   Yazwinski, T A ^e   Smith, L L ^f   Yoon, S ^a   Cramer, L G ^a  

^a BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^b Johnson Research ^*  (United States)

^c JOHNSON RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^f Smith Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Cattle; Efficacy; Eprinomectin; Extended release injection; Nematodes; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EPRINOMECTIN;

ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; BODY WEIGHT; BUNOSTUMOM; CAPILLARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERIA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; EXTENDED RELEASE FORMULATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLOTATION; GRAZING; HAEMONCHUS; LARVA; MALE; NEMATODIASIS; NEMATODIRUS; NONHUMAN; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM; OSTERTAGIA; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; STRONGYLOIDES; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; TRICHURIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BUNOSTOMUM; COOPERIA; HAEMONCHUS; NEMATODA; NEMATODIRUS; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM; OSTERTAGIA; STRONGYLIDA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; VERMES;

EID: 84873084560     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.11.039     Document Type: Article

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