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US brand names:Deccox
Decoquinate is dosed at 0.5–1 mg/kg PO In feed continuously in guinea pigs, per Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
Inhibits electron transport in mitochondria of coccidia, blocking sporozoite development and early schizogony.
Feed additive only. Not for therapeutic treatment of clinical coccidiosis. Must be fed continuously for prevention.
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