Comparison of an injectable toltrazuril-gleptoferron (Forceris®) and an oral toltrazuril (Baycox®) + injectable iron dextran for the control of experimentally induced piglet cystoisosporosis

Abstract Background Cystoisospora suis causes diarrhoeal disease and reduced weight gain in suckling piglets, and a toltrazuril-based oral suspension is available for treatment. Recently a combinatorial product with toltrazuril plus iron has been developed for parenteral application. In this study w...

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Main Authors: Anja Joachim, Aruna Shrestha, Barbara Freudenschuss, Nicola Palmieri, Barbara Hinney, Hamadi Karembe, Daniel Sperling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Pig
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2797-5