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- noun Any
pesticide designed to killparasites that live on theexterior of a host
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According to Dr. Breitschwerdt, "This is the most comprehensive study, to my knowledge, ever conducted testing the efficacy of a repellent ectoparasiticide to prevent the transmission of a spectrum of CVBDs in young dogs."
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