Evaluation of oral tilmicosin efficacy against severe cryptosporidiosis in neonatal kids under field conditions

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 170, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 149-152

  Paraud, C ^a   Pors, I ^a   Chartier, C ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

Control method; Cryptosporidium parvum; Goat kids; Macrolide antibiotic

Indexed keywords

PULMOTIL; TILMICOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FECES ANALYSIS; GOAT DISEASE; INFECTION PREVENTION; KID (GOAT); MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE PREVALENCE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BODY WEIGHT; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FECES; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TYLOSIN;

CAPRA HIRCUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 77952891193     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.01.024     Document Type: Article

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