Chemotherapy of acute bovine anaplasmosis.
The efficacy of a standard tetracycline, imidocarb and a new experimental long-acting tetracycline (T-200) in the treatment of anaplasmosis was examined in 5 groups of 9 nonsplenectomised, adult, 4-year-old, speyed cattle. The efficacy of T-200 was further examined using 9 splenectomised calves. One treatment of imidocarb (3.5 mg/kg) or T-200 (20 mg/kg) or 2 treatments (10 mg/kg) of a standard tetracycline were very effective in controlling the infection in the intact cattle. On inoculation of T-200 (20 mg/kg) controlled infection in 5 splenectomized calves, whereas all 4 untreated control calves died. T-200 did not sterilise either intact or splenectomised cattle.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000712:Anaplasmosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D007095:Imidocarb / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013754:Tetracyclines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D013754:Tetracyclines; D007095:Imidocarb