Anthelmintic efficacy against cyathostomins in horses in Southern England

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 197, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 189-196

  Lester, H E ^a   Spanton, J ^b   Stratford, C H ^f   Bartley, D J ^a   Morgan, E R ^c   Hodgkinson, J E ^d   Coumbe, K ^e   Mair, T ^e   Swan, B ^e   Lemon, G ^e   Cookson, R ^f   Matthews, J B ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b House and Jackson Veterinary Surgeons   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e BELL EQUINE VETERINARY CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic efficacy; Cyathostomins; Faecal egg count reduction test; Horse; Strongyle egg distribution

Indexed keywords

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

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; CYATHOSTOMIN; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; EGG REAPPEARANCE PERIOD; FECAL EGG COUNT REDUCTION TEST; FECES ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HELMINTH; HORSE; INFECTION RISK; LARVA; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK REDUCTION; STRONGYLE INFECTION; STRONGYLOIDEA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EQUIDAE; STRONGYLES; VERMES;

ANTHELMINTIC EFFICACY; CYATHOSTOMINS; FAECAL EGG COUNT REDUCTION TEST; HORSE; STRONGYLE EGG DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENGLAND; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HELMINTHS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES;

EID: 84883208548     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.06.009     Document Type: Article

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