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Experimental infection with Toxoplasma gondii in broiler chickens (Gallus domesticus): seroconversion, tissue cyst distribution, and prophylaxis.
Parasitology research - 1 Feb 2021
Nedişan Maria E, Györke Adriana, Ştefănuţ Cristina L, Kalmár Zsuzsa, Friss Zsuzsa, Blaga Radu, Blaizot Amandine, Toma-Naic Andra, Mircean Viorica, Schares Gereon, Djurković-Djaković Olgica, Klun Ivana, Villena Isabelle, Cozma Vasile
Abstract excerpt
Toxoplasma gondii is a widespread zoonotic protozoan that infects most species of mammals and birds, including poultry. This study aimed to investigate the course of T. gondii infection and the efficacy of diclazuril and Artemisia annua in preventing infection in experimentally infected chickens. Seventy-five 1-month-old chickens, female and male, were randomly divided into five groups (n = 15 each) as follows:...
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