Efficacy of a single high oxfendazole dose against gastrointestinal nematodes in naturally infected pigs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 70-74

  Alvarez, Luis ^a   Saumell, Carlos ^a   Fusé, Luis ^a   Moreno, Laura ^a   Ceballos, Laura ^a   Domingue, Gilbert ^b   Donadeu, Meritxell ^b   Dungu, Baptiste ^b   Lanusse, Carlos ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

^b Bush Loan   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nematodicidal activity; Oxfendazole; Pigs

Indexed keywords

OXFENDAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASCARIS SUUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; METASTRONGYLUS; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM; PIGLET; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRICHURIS SUIS;

ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; NEMATODA; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; ASCARIS SUUM; METASTRONGYLUS; NEMATODA; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM; SUIDAE; TRICHURIS SUIS;

EID: 84876719284     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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