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Lasalocid is an antibacterial agent and a coccidiostat, which is produced by strains of Streptomyces lasaliensis. It is the drug in the feed additives called Bovatec and Avatec. [1] Lasalocid is able to make neutral complexes with monovalent and divalent cations and transport them through apolar phase (including lipid bilayer membranes).
A coccidiostat is an antiprotozoal agent that acts upon Coccidia parasites. [1] Examples include: [2] Amprolium; Arprinocid; Artemether; Clazuril; Clopidol ...
Dinitolmide is usually added to feed in doses of 125 ppm (preventive) or 250 ppm (curative). It is a broad-spectrum anticoccidial drug, [ 2 ] preventing seven main strains of Eimeria coccidium . It leaves no residues in tissues.
Sheep farming in Namibia (2017). According to the FAOSTAT database of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the top five countries by number of head of sheep (average from 1993 to 2013) were: mainland China (146.5 million head), Australia (101.1 million), India (62.1 million), Iran (51.7 million), and the former Sudan (46.2 million). [2]
[1] [11] The small colon is also 10 to 12 feet (3.0 to 3.7 m) long, holds about 5 US gallons (19 L), is the area where the majority of water is absorbed, and where fecal balls are formed. The rectum is about one foot long, and acts as a holding chamber for waste, which is then expelled from the body via the anus .
Livestock Nutrition Center, which supplied the feed, said it was ‘truly sorry’ for the loss of the valued animals Feed that killed 70 rodeo horses in Oklahoma was contaminated with toxic ...
Coccidiosis is a significant disease for chickens, especially affecting the young chicks. It can be fatal or leave the bird with compromised digestion. There are chick feed mixes that contain a coccidiostat to manage exposure levels and control disease. In an outbreak, coccidiocidal medications are given. Examples are toltrazuril (Baycox) or ...
Nicarbazin is a coccidiostat used on meat chickens.It is also used as a contraceptive for population control of Canada geese and feral pigeons. [1] [2]It is also a wide-spectrum anti-parasitic drug approved for veterinary use, effective on Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina, Ancylostoma caninum, Uncinaria stenocephala, Trichuris vulpis, Dipylidium caninum, and Taenia sp. and Mesocestoides sp..