Schmahl G ; Taraschewski H ; Mehlhorn H ;

Parasitol Res vol. 75 (7)   pp. 503-11, 1989

Lehrstuhl fur Spezielle Zoologie und Parasitologie, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Federal Republic of Germany.

There are few agents on the market that control fish parasites. These are substances that are mainly used in other hosts; due to the different metabolism of fish, they often have only moderate effects on fish parasites. Therefore, the research and development of fish- specific antiparasitic compounds is needed to avoid the high losses suffered by commercial fish hatcheries. Drugs similar to toltrazuril would perhaps be promising, due to their broad spectrum of efficacy.

Animal ;  Fish Diseases: drug therapy: parasitology ;  Fishes ;  Parasitic Diseases: drug therapy: parasitology: veterinary ;  13880 ;