Research Note: Evaluation of quinine as a chemoprophylactic candidate against histomoniasis in turkeys
ABSTRACT: Histomoniasis, also commonly referred to as blackhead disease, is caused by the protozoan parasite Histomonas meleagridis. Since the removal of nitarsone in 2015, no approved prophylactics are available for mitigating histomoniasis. Disease incidence and high mortalities are frequently ass...
Main Authors: | L.C. Beer, B.M. Hargis, C.N. Vuong |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-11-01
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Series: | Poultry Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579121004922 |
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