Could treatment of pregnant mares prevent abortions due to equine piroplasmosis?

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 90-91

  Lewis, B D ^a,b   Penzhorn, B L ^b   Volkmann, D H ^b  

^a SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abortion; Babesia equi; Equine piroplasmosis; Imidocarb; Prevention; Theileria equi

Indexed keywords

IMIDOCARB DIPROPIONATE;

ABORTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABESIA; COCCIDIA; COCCIDIOSIS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FETUS; HORSE; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; THEILERIA;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA EQUI; COCCIDIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; THEILERIA;

EID: 0032826997     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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