Therapeutic efficacy of Coximar and Fazole against bovine coccidiosis

摘要

The study was conducted to determine the efficacy of two drugs, Coximar (sulfaquinoxaline and amprolium) and Fazole (metronidazole and furazolidone) against bovine coccidiosis. 15 calves infected with bovine coccidiosis and showing bloody and watery diarrhoea were used in the study. The calves were randomly divided into three groups: group 1, served as the control; group 2, calves were given 100 mg/kg coximar for 7 days; and group 3, calves were given 1 bolus/50 kg fazole twice a day for 5 days. The oocytes per gram (OPG) of the faecal sample was calculated using Stoll's technique. OPG of the faecal samples were calculated before treatment and on days 7, 14 and 21. The average OPG of the control group from day 0-21 was between 92.34.60 and 11 286.40. The average OPG in coximar and fazole treated groups on days 0, 7, 14 and 21 were 9203.6 and 9047.2, 809.8 and 1928.8, 385.4 and 935.6, and 157.6 and 455.2, respectively. The efficacies of coximar and fazole on days 7, 14 and 21 were 91.20 and 78.68%, 95.81 and 89.65%, and 98.28 and 94.96%, respectively. It is suggested that both drugs are effective against bovine coccidiosis.