Antiparasitic Drugs
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Also known as: Parasiticides
As discussed on the parasite pages of the site, disease caused by parasites can lead to a lot of damage to an individual animal and can lead to a massive reduction in productivity in the farmed species. Thus it is important to try and control parasites and to limit or more importantly stop their negative effects upon the host animal.
On these pages are discussed the drugs used to this effect. We shall discuss their mode of action, which species of parasite they effect and how best to use the treatments. We shall also address the growing problem of resistance to these drugs.
- Ectoparasiticides (acaricide and insecticide)
- Endoparasiticide
- Anthelmintic Resistance
Literature Search
Use these links to find recent scientific publications via CAB Abstracts (log in required unless accessing from a subscribing organisation).
Veterinary parasiticides - are they posing an environmental risk? Kolar, L.; Eržen, N. K.; Veterinarska Fakulteta, Univerza v Ljubljani, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Slovenian Veterinary Research, 2006, 43, 2, pp 85-96, 76 ref. - Full Text Article