Shkap, VardaDe Waal, D.T.Potgieter, Fred T.Bigalke, R.D.2015-04-142015-04-1420141985Shkap, V, De Waal, DT & Potgieter, FT 1985, 'Chemotherapy of experimental Besnoitia besnoiti infection in rabbits’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 52, no. 4, pp. 289.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/44392The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.Rabbits were infected with a bovine strain of Besnoitia besnoiti parasites derived from VERO cell cultures. Oxytetracycline*, given at 30 mg/kg i.m. simultaneously with infection, prevented the development of orchitis. The controls received no treatment. All infected animals showed a transient febrile reaction. It is concluded that oxytetracycline has some therapeutic potential against Besnoitia besnoiti and that rabbits are suitable models for therapeutic trials.en©ARC - Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). ©University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle