Blackhead disease: Reduced sensitivity of histomonas meleagridis to nitarsone in Vitro and in Vivo

Avian Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 60-63

  Abraham, M ^a   McDougald, L R ^a   Beckstead, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

blackhead; Histomonas meleagridis; Histostat 50; nitarsone

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; NITARSONE; ORGANOARSENIC DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CECUM; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIVER; PARABASALIA; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; TURKEY (BIRD); UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; ARSENICALS; CECUM; GEORGIA; LIVER; NORTH CAROLINA; PARABASALIDEA; POULTRY DISEASES; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; TURKEYS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84896378750     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/10635-080913-Reg.1     Document Type: Article

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