Treatment of coccidiosis in lambs and calves, and prevention of coccidiosis in lambs Add 1.67 kg of premix per tonne of feed, to provide the recommended concentration of 100 mg decoquinate/kg feed (100 ppm).

If creep feed is provided to lambs on a restricted basis (e.g. less than 100g/10kg bodyweight daily) or calves are fed at less than the recommended feeding rate of 500g/50 kg bodyweight daily, the rate at which Deccox® is included in feed should be raised proportionally to achieve the target intake of approximately 1 mg decoquinate/kg bodyweight daily. For example:

Feed continuously for 28 days when coccidiosis is expected to be a risk. Medication may be continued if there is further risk beyond this period.

Prevention of coccidiosis in calves, and as an aid in prevention of coccidiosis in lambs by medication of the ewe feed Add 833g of premix per tonne of feed to provide the recommended concentration of 50 mg decoquinate/kg of feed (50 ppm).

If ewe or calf feed is provided on a restricted basis (e.g. less than 500 g/50 kg bodyweight daily), the concentration of Deccox® should be raised proportionally, to achieve the target intake of approximately 0.5 mg decoquinate/kg bodyweight daily.

Feed continuously for at least 28 days to ewes when oocyst shedding is likely to be a risk to lambs (i.e. before, during or after lambing), or to calves when coccidiosis is likely to occur.

The above provides good control of oocyst shedding from ewes under most conditions. In cases where more severe challenge exists, double dosage should be used.

As an aid in the prevention of abortions and perinatal losses due to toxoplasmosis by medication of ewe feed For use during pregnancy. Administer medicated feed at a rate to provide the target intake of 2.0 mg decoquinate/kg bodyweight daily, according to the rate at which Deccox® has been included in the ration. Two examples which achieve the recommended dosage of 2.0 mg decoquinate/kg are shown below:

If ewes are to be fed at other rates, the rate of inclusion of Deccox® in the feed should be adjusted accordingly. Medicated feed should be labelled with the feeding rate required to achieve the target intake of decoquinate. Feed continuously for the last two-thirds of pregnancy (i.e. for the final 14 weeks before lambing).