Coccidiostats
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COCCIDIOSTATS - APPROVED AND EXTRALABEL USE
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Coccidiostats
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They are compound added to animal feed to partially inhibit or delay the development of coccidia, a protozoan parasite that causes scouring and damage to the lining of the small intestines. Coccidiostats are "narrowly" classified as antibiotics by FDA, though they are not used in human medicine.
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Coccidiostats FDA-approved for sheep (source: Animal Drugs @ FDA )
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Trade name
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Ingredient
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Dosage
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Meat withdrawal
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Bovatec®
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Lasalocid Sodium
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20-30 g/ton of feed
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0 days
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Deccox®
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Decoquinate
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13.6 g/ton of feed
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0 days
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Extra label drugs for treating coccidiosis (source: Animal Drugs @ FDA )
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Trade name
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Ingredient
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Dosage for labeled species
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Corid®
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Amprolium#
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4 oz/50 gal. of water
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Di-methox (Albon)
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Sulfadimethoxine
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1.25 to 2.5 g/100 lbs.
4 cc of 12% solution/25 lbs.
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Sulmet®
liquid, oblet, powder
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Sulfamethazine
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Various
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# preventative and treatment for coccidiosis
- Corid and sulfa drugs require veterinary approval.
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Last modified: Monday, 23 April 2012, 7:14 AM
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