Drug resistance in poultry parasites

02-01-2023 | |
PhD student Gerald Zirintunda examines various plants for anti-parasitic properties. Photo: Gerald Zirintunda
PhD student Gerald Zirintunda examines various plants for anti-parasitic properties. Photo: Gerald Zirintunda
Resistance to a major treatment represents a new and unquantified global threat to poultry producers, but exploration of new solutions is underway. Part of the Gut Health 2022 Special Roundworm infections – mainly of Ascaridia species – in chicken and turkeys have been a serious concern for many years around the world. However, the situation has become much more dire due to the detection of resistance to the only de-worming treatment available for use in the US and some other countries (f


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Kees van
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