Treatment of natural coccidial infection in Lambs using Monensin
The therapeutic effect of monensin on natural coccidial infection was tested in two trials. Lambs with heavy mixed infections were fed a diet containing 20g monensin/tonne over a period of 14 days. In both trials and over period of 35 days, coccidial oocyst output in non-medicated lambs was reduced...
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The Faculty of Agriculture Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
2020
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| Online Access: | https://ija.oauife.edu.ng/index.php/ija/article/view/319 |
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| Summary: | The therapeutic effect of monensin on natural coccidial infection was tested in two trials. Lambs with heavy mixed infections were fed a diet containing 20g monensin/tonne over a period of 14 days. In both trials and over period of 35 days, coccidial oocyst output in non-medicated lambs was reduced by 53.6%. In the medicated lambs, it was practically nil. Monenzin thus appears to have some therapeutic effect on sheep coccidiosis. |
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