Prophylactic use of decoquinate for infections with Cryptosporidium parvum in experimentally challenged neonatal calves

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 223, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 839-845

  Moore, Dale A ^a   Atwill, E Robert ^a   Kirk, John H ^a   Brahmbhatt, Dipa ^a   Alonso, Laura Herrera ^a   Hou, Lingling ^a   Singer, Matthew D ^b   Miller, Tracy D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOQUINATE; HALOFUGINONE; PAROMOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTOZOAL INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSTATS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DECOQUINATE; FECES; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 0041815980     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2003.223.839     Document Type: Article

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