Successful therapy of balantidiosis of pigs with acetarsol and oxytetracycline
1977
Abstract Severe clinical balabtidiosis in 2-month old piglets was treated with acetarsol alone and acetorsol in combination with oxytetracycline. Three groups of 15 animals each were used in this trial. Group 1 received acetarsol at a dose rate of 20 mg/kg body weight orally once daily for 4 days. Group 2 received acetarsol as group 1 plus oxytetracycline at a dose rate of 15 mg/kg body weight orally in feed concentrate twice daily for 4 days. Group 3 animals served as non-treated controls. As judged by clinical and parasitological examinations, acetarsol was found to be 85.7% effective and the combination of acetarsol and oxytetracycline 100% effective. No sign of intolerance or toxicity was observed.
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