Histopathological observations on the activity of diclazuril (Vecoxan®) against the endogenous stages of Eimeria crandallis in sheep

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 305-314

  Taylor, M A ^a,b   Catchpole, J ^b   Marshall, J ^b   Marshall, R N ^b   Hoeben, D ^c  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c JANSSEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coccidiosis; Control methods protozoa; Diclazuril; Eimeria crandallis; Pathology; Sheep protozoa

Indexed keywords

COCCIDIOSTATIC AGENT; DICLAZURIL; NITRILE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE; VECOXAN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CECUM; CELL LOSS; COCCIDIOSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPT CELL; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; EIMERIA; EIMERIA CRANDALLIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; EUTHANASIA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERPLASIA; INTESTINE VILLUS ATROPHY; LAMB; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; PARASITOSIS; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SMALL INTESTINE; TISSUE SECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COCCIDIA; EIMERIA; EIMERIA CRANDALLIS; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0142157250     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(03)00256-5     Document Type: Article

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