The efficacy of anthelmintic drugs against nematodes infecting free-ranging eastern grey kangaroos, Macropus giganteus

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 535-544

  Cripps, Jemma ^a   Beveridge, Ian ^a   Coulson, Graeme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Anthelmintic efficacy; Ivermectin; Kangaroo; Macropus giganteus; Moxidectin; Nematode

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; IVERMECTIN; MACROLIDE; MILBEMYCIN; MOXIDECTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTHELMINTIC EFFICACY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FECES; FEMALE; KANGAROO; MACROPUS GIGANTEUS; MALE; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; WILD ANIMAL;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC EFFICACY; IVERMECTIN; KANGAROO; MACROPUS GIGANTEUS; MOXIDECTIN; NEMATODE;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTHELMINTICS; FECES; FEMALE; IVERMECTIN; MACROLIDES; MACROPODIDAE; MALE; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; VICTORIA;

ANIMALIA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS GIGANTEUS; NEMATODA; STRONGYLIDA;

EID: 84879133923     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/2012-06-151     Document Type: Article

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