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The Chemotherapy of Protozoal Infections of Veterinary Importance 1
Author(s) -
JOYNER L. P.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1981.tb02797.x
Subject(s) - veterinary medicine , animal husbandry , antibiotics , biology , trypanosomiasis , microbiology and biotechnology , pharmacology , medicine , intensive care medicine , immunology , agriculture , ecology
The use of drugs in domestic animals is dominated by considerations of cost‐effectiveness and profitability. They are extensively used against coccidial infections of poultry where they are an important factor in intensive husbandry. Ionophore antibiotics, which dominate this field, may have applications in ruminants. Imidocarb is of therapeutic and prophylactic value against babesial infections and there are new prospects for control of theileriasis. Effective drugs for the control of African trypanosomiasis are limited and attention is being given to alternative uses of available compounds.