Treatment of atoxoplasmosis in the Blue-crowned Laughing Thrush (Dryonastes courtoisi)

Avian Pathology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 569-571

  Jamriška, Ján ^a,b   Lavilla, Lourdes A ^c   Thomasson, Ann ^c   Barbon, Alberto R ^c   Lopéz, Javier F ^d   Modrý, David ^b,e  

^a Veterinary Hospital VetPoint spol sro   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^c DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d CHESTER ZOO   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOLTRAZURIL; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; ISOSPORA; ISOSPORIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; FECES; ISOSPORA; ISOSPORIASIS; PASSERIFORMES; TRIAZINES;

EID: 84887921732     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2013.854309     Document Type: Article

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