Reduced efficacy of moxidectin and abamectin in young red deer (Cervus elaphus) after 20 years of moxidectin pour-on use on a New Zealand deer farm

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 199, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 81-92

  Mackintosh, C G ^a   Cowie, C ^a   Fraser, K ^b   Johnstone, P ^a   Mason, P C ^c  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^c Consultant Parasitologist ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abamectin; Anthelmintic resistance; Efficacy; FECRT; Moxidectin; Pharmacokinetics; Red deer

Indexed keywords

ABAMECTIN; MOXIDECTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG RESPONSE; FECES ANALYSIS; MALE; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; OESOPHAGOSTOMIASIS; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM VENULOSUM; OSTERTAGIA; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; RED DEER;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; DICTYOCAULUS ECKERTI; NEMATODA; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM VENULOSUM; OSTERTAGIA;

ABAMECTIN; ANTHELMINTIC RESISTANCE; EFFICACY; FECRT; MOXIDECTIN; PHARMACOKINETICS; RED DEER;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; AREA UNDER CURVE; DEER; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; INJECTIONS; IVERMECTIN; MACROLIDES; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; NEW ZEALAND; PARASITE EGG COUNT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84888361467     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.09.028     Document Type: Article

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