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[1] [2] Oxfendazole is the sulfoxide metabolite of fenbendazole. Oxfendazole is an anthelmintic (wormer) compound used in veterinary practice. It comes under the chemical class of the benzimidazoles. This drug is barely used in horses, [3] goats, sheep, and cattle. It is very scarcely applied on dogs and cats.
In horses, this includes gastric ulcers, [8] right dorsal colitis, [9] and nephrotoxicity. [10] Flunixin is a prohibited substance under International Federation for Equestrian Sports rules, [11] and its use is prohibited or restricted by many other equestrian organizations. At labeled dose (1.1 mg/kg) given IV, detection time was found to be ...
Effectively, the regulation assigns animal unit equivalents of 1 for a cow (either by herself or with an unweaned calf), 0.7 for a yearling of the genus Bos, 1.5 for a bull, 1.25 for a horse, 0.2 for a sheep, 0.2 for a llama, and 0.1 for an alpaca. [2]
Pretreatment of organic material with Urea or ammonia present (2 to 2.5% by wt) in the cattle or human urine, degenerates the fibrous lignin material present in the organic matter and facilitates the fermentation yeast to access/consume the cellulose and hemicellulose content in the plant-based organic matter.
For example, using UK government Livestock Units (LUs) from the 2003 scheme [1] a particular 10 ha (25-acre) pasture field might be able to support 15 adult cattle or 25 horses or 100 sheep: in that scheme each of these would be regarded as being 15 LUs, or 1.5 LUs per hectare (about 0.6 LUs per acre).
Horses accidentally getting into stored feed and eating too much at one time is a common but preventable way that horses develop colic or laminitis. (see Illnesses related to improper feeding below) It is generally not safe to give a horse feed that was contaminated by the remains of a dead animal. This is a potential source of botulism. [53]
[1] [2] [4] [5] While tylosin may be one appropriate therapeutic choice in theory for the conditions listed above, many other antibiotics may be preferable for treating a specific infection, and tylosin will not be the first choice. It is also used as a growth promoter for a variety of terrestrial and aquatic animals grown for human consumption ...
Detomidine is an imidazole derivative and α 2-adrenergic agonist, [1] used as a large animal sedative, primarily used in horses. It is usually available as the salt detomidine hydrochloride . It is a prescription medication available to veterinarians sold under various trade names.