Efficacy of amprolium for the treatment of pathogenic Eimeria species in Boer goat kids

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 178, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 346-349

  Young, Gabrielle ^a   Alley, Mark L ^a   Foster, Derek M ^a   Smith, Geof W ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amprolium; Anthelmintics; Coccidiosis; Meat goats; Parasites

Indexed keywords

AMPROLIUM; LEVAMISOLE; MOXIDECTIN; TETANUS TOXOID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCCIDIOSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; EIMERIA; EIMERIA CAPRINA; EIMERIA CAPROVINA; EIMERIA CHRISTENSENI; EIMERIA JOLCHIIEVI; EIMERIA KOCHALI; EIMERIA NINAE KOHL YAKIMOVA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; KID (GOAT); NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION;

AMPROLIUM; ANIMALS; COCCIDIOSIS; COCCIDIOSTATS; EIMERIA; FECES; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT;

CAPRA HIRCUS; EIMERIA; EIMERIA CHRISTENSENI;

EID: 79956259361     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.01.028     Document Type: Article

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