World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAVP) guidelines for evaluating the efficacy of anticoccidial drugs in chickens and turkeys

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 121, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 189-212

  Holdsworth, P A ^a   Conway, D P ^b   McKenzie, M E ^c   Dayton, A D ⁱ   Chapman, H D ^d   Mathis, G F ^e   Skinner, J T ^f   Mundt, H C ^g   Williams, R B ^h  

^a Avcare Limited   (Australia)

^b Conway Associates ^*  (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^e Southern Poultry Research Inc   (United States)

^f Alpharma LLC   (United States)

^g BAYER AG   (Germany)

^h Institute for Animal Health   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

Anticoccidial drugs; Battery cages; Chickens; Commercial facilities; Controlled studies; Dose confirmation; Dose determination; Eimeria; Feces; Feed; Field effectiveness studies; Floor pens; Lesion scoring; Necropsy; Oocysts; Turkeys; Water

Indexed keywords

COCCIDIOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIRD DISEASE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; COCCIDIOSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; EIMERIA; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COCCIDIOSIS; COCCIDIOSTATS; DRUG EVALUATION; EIMERIA; POULTRY DISEASES; TURKEYS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

AVES; EIMERIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 2342572845     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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