Relevance and treatment of coccidiosis in domestic pigeons (Columba livia forma domestica) with particular emphasis on toltrazuril

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Krautwald Junghanns, Maria Elisabeth ^a   Zebisch, Ralph ^a   Schmidt, Volker ^a  

^a Clinic for Birds and Reptiles   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avian; Coccidiosis; Columba livia forma domestica; Eimeria columbarum; Eimeria Labbeana; Immunity; Pigeon; Toltrazuril

Indexed keywords

COCCIDIOSTATIC AGENT; TOLTRAZURIL; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BIRD DISEASE; COCCIDIOSIS; PARASITOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; COCCIDIOSTATS; COLUMBIDAE; TRIAZINES;

AVES; COCCIDIA; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; EIMERIA;

EID: 67649982765     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1647/2007-049R.1     Document Type: Review

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