The efficacy and plasma profiles of abamectin plus levamisole combination anthelmintics administered as oral and pour‐on formulations to cattle

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 227, Issue , 2016, Pages 85-92

  Leathwick, D M ^a   Miller, C M ^a   Sauermann, C W ^a   Candy, P M ^a   Ganesh, S ^a   Fraser, K ^a   Waghorn, T S ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cattle; Formulation; Levamisole; Macrocyclic lactone; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

ABAMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; IVERMECTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERIA ONCOPHORA; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG FORMULATION; FECES ANALYSIS; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OSTERTAGIA OSTERTAGI; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BOVINE; CATTLE DISEASES; FECES; HALF LIFE TIME; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARASITOLOGY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VETERINARY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; AREA UNDER CURVE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FECES; HALF-LIFE; IVERMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE; PARASITE EGG COUNT;

EID: 84982701840     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.07.031     Document Type: Article

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