Utility of halofuginone lactate for the prevention of natural cryptosporidiosis of calves, in the presence of co-infection with rotavirus and Salmonella Typhimurium

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 197, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 59-67

  Almawly, J ^a   Prattley, D ^a   French, N P ^a   Lopez Villalobos, N ^a   Hedgespeth, B ^a   Grinberg, A ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Calf diarrhea; Cryptosporidium; Halofuginone; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

HALOFUGINONE LACTATE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CATTLE FARMING; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM INFECTION; SALMONELLOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

CALF DIARRHEA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; HALOFUGINONE; RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; OOCYSTS; PIPERIDINES; QUINAZOLINONES; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 84883213484     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.04.029     Document Type: Article

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