Poultry Coccidiosis: Diagnostic and Testing Procedures

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John Wiley & Sons, Jun 15, 2007 - Medical - 168 pages
Poultry Coccidiosis is a valuable, comprehensive reference that reviews the biology of coccidia, covers current diagnostic and testing procedures, and thoroughly covers the anti-coccidial vaccines and drugs that are currently available. This user-friendly guide will provide poultry scientists, poultry disease diagnosticians, and veterinary practitioners with a well-illustrated description of the Johnson and Reid scoring procedure, thorough explanation of laboratory procedures, experiment design, example protocols for testing anticoccidial drugs, a summary of the chemical name, structure, safety, and efficacy of anticoccidial drugs, and a review of anticoccidial vaccines that are currently available. This easy-to-use reference will be an invaluable tool for anyone working with poultry.
 

Contents

4 Basic Procedures and Example Protocols for Testing Anticoccidial Drugs
49
5 Coccidiosis Epidemiology and Control
65
6 Anticoccidial Drugs and Vaccines
77
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Donal P. Conway, PhD, owns Conway Associates, a firm specializing in animal health product development and technical services.

M. Elizabeth McKenzie, PhD, is the Director of U.S. Regulatory Affairs, Veterinary Medicine Research and Development, Animal Health Group, Pfizer Inc.

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