Treatment of Natural Coccidial Infection in Lambs Using Monensin
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Date
1984
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Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ife
Abstract
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 a period of 35 days, coccidial oocyst output in non-medicated lambs was reduced by 53.6%. In the medicated lambs, it was practically nil. Monensin thus appears to have some therapeutic effect on sheep coccidiosis.
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Coccidial infections, Monensin, Coccidial oocysts, Sheep
Citation
Ayeni, A. O. (1984) Treatment of Natural Coccidial Infection in Lambs Using Monensin. Ife Journal of Agriculture, 6(1&2).