The efficacy of some drugs with known antiprotozoal activity against Histomonas meleagridis in chickens

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 121, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 233-238

  Hu, Jinghui ^a   McDougald, L R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Antihistomonal; Antiprotozoal; Carbadox; Chemotherapy; Dimetridazole; Histomonas meleagridis; Mebendazole; Metronidazole; Ornidazole; Paromomycin; Quinolinol; Tinidazole

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; CARBADOX; DILOXANIDE FUROATE; DIMETRIDAZOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; ORNIDAZOLE; PAROMOMYCIN; QUINOLINOL DERIVATIVE; TINIDAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CECUM DISEASE; CHICKEN; COMEDO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS; INOCULATION; LIVER INJURY; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOON;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BODY WEIGHT; CECUM; CHICKENS; LIVER; POULTRY DISEASES; PROTOZOA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS;

EID: 2342456357     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.02.022     Document Type: Article

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