title: Control of cryptosporidiosis in neonatal goat kids: efficacy of a product containing activated charcoal and wood vinegar liquid (Obionekk®) in field conditions.
abstract: Many compounds have been screened for their potential anti-cryptosporidial activity in ruminants but none of them has been totally efficient in controlling the disease. A product containing activated charcoal and wood vinegar liquid demonstrated a good efficacy in controlling clinical signs and oocyst excretion in calves experimentally infected. This product (Obionekk(®), Obione, Charentay, France) was given to goat kids in field conditions. The product was administered in a preventive way at the dose rate of 3.75 g/day/kid of Obionekk(®) from the age of 3 days to the age of 17 days in suspension in milk replacer twice or three times a day. A significant reduction of oocyst excretion was observed when the product was given 3 times a day when compared to control group. The clinical signs (diarrhoea) were significantly reduced whatever the rhythm of distribution when compared to control group. These results demonstrated the efficacy of Obionekk(®) in preventing cryptosporidiosis in goat kids in field conditions.
authors.affiliation: Anses Laboratoire de Niort, 60 rue de Pied de Fond, BP 3081, 79012 Niort Cedex, France. carine.paraud@anses.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paraud
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pors
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Journal
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Besnier
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Reisdorffer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chartier
mesh_terms: D019342:Acetic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000375:Aging; D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002606:Charcoal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006041:Goats; D033661:Oocysts; D014934:Wood / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002606:Charcoal; D019342:Acetic Acid