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Robenidine-dependence in a strain of Eimeria maxima

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

L. P. Joyner
Affiliation:
MAFF Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge, Surrey
C. C. Norton
Affiliation:
MAFF Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge, Surrey

Extract

A robenidine-resistant strain of Eimeria maxima was found to be drug-dependent and developed satisfactorily only in birds which were receiving the drug in the diet. Normal parasite development occurred in the presence of 132 ppm of robenidine in the food.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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