Effect on performance of weanling alpacas following treatments against gastro-intestinal parasites

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 198, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 244-249

  Thomas, Susan M ^a,b   Morgan, Eric R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Coccidiosis; Fenbendazole; Nematode; Parasite; Toltrazuril

Indexed keywords

FENBENDAZOLE; TOLTRAZURIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTESTINE PARASITE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VICUGNA PACOS; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; COCCIDIA; LAMA PACOS; NEMATODA; VICUGNA PACOS;

ALPACA; COCCIDIOSIS; FENBENDAZOLE; NEMATODE; PARASITE; TOLTRAZURIL;

ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; COCCIDIOSTATS; FECES; FENBENDAZOLE; OOCYSTS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; TRIAZINES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84885473386     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.08.010     Document Type: Article

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