Efficacy and toxicity of orally administered anticoccidial drugs for innovative treatments of Polysporoplasma sparis (Sitja-Bobadilla and Alvarez-Pellitero 1985) infection in Sparus aurata L

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 345-354

  Athanassopoulou, F ^a   Karagouni, E ^b   Dotsika, E ^b   Ragias, V ^c   Tavla, J ^d   Christofilloyanis, P ^d  

^a School of Health Sciences   (Greece)

^b HELLENIC PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^c Institute for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases of Thessaloniki   (Greece)

^d Aquark Aquaculture Consultants   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; DISEASE CONTROL; FISH; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITIC DISEASE; TOXICITY;

MYXOSPOREA; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE; SPARUS; SPARUS AURATA;

EID: 5444250319     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2004.00580.x     Document Type: Article

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