Efficacy of albendazole and fenbendazole against Giardia infection in cattle

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 165-170

  Xiao, Lihua ^a,b   Saeed, K ^a   Herd, R P ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Cattle Protozoa; Control methods Protozoa; Fenbendazole; Giardia sp.

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; FENBENDAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; GIARDIA; GIARDIA SP.; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0030065954     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(95)00802-0     Document Type: Article

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