Bovine coccidiosis. A review, including field safety studies with decoquinate for prevention.
Decoquinate (Deccox: Hess  & Clark) has been demonstrated in in-house and university studies to be an active coccidiostat when fed daily at 0.5 mg/kg body weight during periods of oocyst exposure, or when experience indicates coccidiosis is likely to be a hazard. For prevention, feeding should be continued for at least 28 days. In 6 feedlot trials with 1993 cattle in 5 geographic areas, decoquinate fed at this level for 90-120 days had no adverse effects. In 5 of these trials, treated cattle had equal or slightly improved average daily gains and feed conversion by comparison with controls.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D003667:Decoquinate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006912:Hydroxyquinolines / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D006912:Hydroxyquinolines; D003667:Decoquinate