Abstract |
Doses of .66 to .99 mg monensin/kg body weight reduced legume bloat in cattle about 66% when compared with pretreatment bloat scores. Similar doses of lasalocid reduced legume bloat about 26%. A dose of 44 mg poloxalene/kg body weight (recommended dose for field use) reduced legume bloat 100%. Monensin or lasalocid combined with 25 or 50% of the recommended dose of poloxalene reduced bloat under that of the antibiotics alone, but did not achieve 100% reduction. The antibiotic thiopeptin provided no preventive effect on legume bloat. Lasalocid, monensin or an experimental polyether antibiotic (X-14,547 A) at a dose of 1.32 mg/kg body weight when tested on cattle bloated on high grain diets reduced bloat by 92, 64 and 25%, respectively. Lasalocid at .66 mg/kg effectively prevented bloat from developing when given to animals before the feeding of high grain diets; however, a 1.32-mg dose was required to control bloat in cattle that were already bloating before they were given lasalocid. A dose of 1.32 mg salinomycin was ineffective in controlling grain bloat.
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Authors | E E Bartley, T G Nagaraja, E S Pressman, A D Dayton, M P Katz, L R Fina |
Journal | Journal of animal science
(J Anim Sci)
Vol. 56
Issue 6
Pg. 1400-6
(Jun 1983)
ISSN: 0021-8812 [Print] United States |
PMID | 6874619
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
- Furans
- Indenes
- Peptides
- thiopeptin
- X 14547-A
- Poloxalene
- Monensin
- Lasalocid
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Topics |
- Animals
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
- Cattle
- Cattle Diseases
(prevention & control)
- Disease Susceptibility
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Edible Grain
(adverse effects)
- Fabaceae
(adverse effects)
- Female
- Furans
(therapeutic use)
- Indenes
(therapeutic use)
- Lasalocid
(therapeutic use)
- Monensin
(therapeutic use)
- Peptides
(therapeutic use)
- Plants, Medicinal
- Poloxalene
(therapeutic use)
- Rumen
- Stomach Diseases
(prevention & control, veterinary)
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