Influence of a metaphylactic treatment with Baycox® Bovis on the reproductive performances of Fresian heifers: A preliminary study

Parasitology Research

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2137-2142

  Veronesi, Fabrizia ^a   Nisoli, Lucio ^b   Diaferia, Manuela ^a   Falcini, Roberto ^c   Ficola, Emanuele ^c   Fioretti, Daniela Piergili ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Bayer HealthCare Animal Health Division   (Italy)

^c Practitioner from Umbria Region   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOLTRAZURIL;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COCCIDIOSIS; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; EIMERIA BOVIS; EIMERIA ZUERNII; FERTILITY; HEIFER; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COCCIDIOSTATS; EIMERIA; FECES; ITALY; REPRODUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZINES;

ANIMALIA; EIMERIA BOVIS; EIMERIA ZUERNII;

EID: 84878721030     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-013-3373-8     Document Type: Article

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