Efficacy of fenbendazole for treatment of giardiasis in calves

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 384-388

  O'Handley, R M ^a   Olson, M E ^a,b   McAllister, T A ^c   Morck, D W ^b   Jelinski, M ^d   Royan, G ^d   Cheng, K J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d Hoechst Animal Health (Canada)   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENBENDAZOLE;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FECES; FEMALE; FENBENDAZOLE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; MALE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; GIARDIA; GIARDIA SP.;

EID: 0030770232     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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