Efficacy of diclazuril against turkey coccidiosis in a floor-pen experiment.
Diclazuril, a new anticoccidial drug, was tested for its efficacy in turkeys against mixed Eimeria infections. A floor-pen trial indicated that diclazuril at dosages of 0.5 ppm and 1 ppm in the feed was highly effective against the major pathogenic species E. adenoeides, E. gallopavonis, and E. meleagrimitis in suppressing intestinal and cecal lesions and oocyst shedding. Weight gain and feed conversion improved, particularly at 1 ppm.
Janssen Pharmaceutica, Beerse, Belgium.
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D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D002432:Cecum / Q000473:pathology; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003049:Coccidiostats / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004539:Eimeria / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006799:Housing, Animal; D007422:Intestines / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009570:Nitriles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D013045:Species Specificity; D014227:Triazines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014422:Turkeys / Q000469:parasitology*
D003049:Coccidiostats; D009570:Nitriles; D014227:Triazines; C057884:diclazuril