Non-curative, but prophylactic effects of paromomycin in Histomonas meleagridis-infected turkeys and its effect on performance in non-infected turkeys

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 165, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 248-255

  Bleyen, Nele ^a   De Gussem, Koen ^b   Pham, Anh Dao Nguyen ^a   Ons, Ellen ^a   Van Gerven, Nani ^a   Goddeeris, Bruno M ^a  

^a Expertise Unit on Educational Provision   (Belgium)

^b Huvepharma NV   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chemoprophylactic; Chemotherapeutic; Histomonas meleagridis; Paromomycin

Indexed keywords

HISTOBLOC; PAROMOMYCIN; PROTOZOAL RNA; SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BINDING SITE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE CONTROL; PROTOZOON; TURKEY (BIRD); WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIRD DISEASES; BODY WEIGHT; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PAROMOMYCIN; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TIME FACTORS; TRICHOMONADIDA; TURKEYS;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 70349766711     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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