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digestion. It works only on Apicomplexa protozoans (coccidia,<br />
cryptosporidia, etc.). The target dosage must be always expressed as<br />
individual daily dosage <strong>and</strong> never as ration inclusion rate (ppm). The<br />
correct dose is 0,5 mg / kg BW / day with a 28 days duration<br />
minimum. In light of ration variation <strong>and</strong> in order to more readily<br />
achieve the target decoquinate dosage of 0,5 mg / kg BW a<br />
supplementary, pelleted, decoquinate-containing feed was designed.<br />
A 1,000 ppm inclusion rate was chosen so that each gram of the<br />
supplement delivered 1mg decoquinate. Therefore each gram of<br />
supplement mixed in the forage ration medicated 2 kg BW. The<br />
objective of this trial was to evaluate the effect of the decoquinate<br />
1000 ppm feed on growth <strong>and</strong> carcass weight of bulls entering<br />
fattening units .The experiment, conducted in fattening units, began<br />
in January 2006. 34 Limousin bulls, 8,5 months of age, weighing 253<br />
kg were utilized. 17 head received decoquinate <strong>and</strong> 17 head served<br />
as controls. Supplement containing decoquinate (1,000 ppm) was<br />
incorporated in the feed to deliver decoquinate at a rate of 1g / 2 kg<br />
BW/head/day for 28 days. There was no evidence of clinical<br />
coccidiosis during the trial. Forty-one days from study initiation, the<br />
decoquinate <strong>and</strong> control groups weighed 329 kg <strong>and</strong> 316 kg<br />
respectively. At 103 days on feed, decoquinate-fed bulls weighed<br />
418 kg versus 404 kg for controls. Duration of the fattening period<br />
was 360 days for the treated group <strong>and</strong> 381 days for the control.<br />
Carcass weights were 680 kg <strong>and</strong> 668 kg for the decoquinate <strong>and</strong><br />
control groups respectively. This study suggests the use of<br />
decoquinate at a daily dosage of 1 g/2kg BW/head/day in a<br />
supplementary feed (1000 ppm) will improve live weight gain <strong>and</strong><br />
carcass weight of bulls during the fattening period.<br />
1161 Effects of Imidocarb Dipropionate Use on Tripanosomosis<br />
by Trypanosoma vivax in Sheep<br />
R. Lira, F. Bezerra, J. Carvalho, H. Alves, C. Rodrigues, J. Araújo, J.<br />
Batista<br />
Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Cincias Animais,<br />
Mossoró, Brazil<br />
The effects of imidocarb dipropionate use on tripanosomosis by<br />
Trypanosoma vivax in sheep were studied. Four male sheep without<br />
definite race were inoculated intravenously with 1ml of blood<br />
containing 1,25x105 trypomastigotes of T. vivax, <strong>and</strong> other 4 sheep<br />
were used as control. After infection, the presence of trypanosomes<br />
in the blood <strong>and</strong> temperature were recorded daily for a 60-day<br />
experiment period. Blood samples were obtained for hematological<br />
analysis at 5-day intervals. Fifteen days after infection, period in<br />
which the animals were in the acute phase <strong>and</strong> high parasitaemia, the<br />
treatment was made using imidocarb dipropionate (Imizol, 0,025<br />
ml/kg) via deep intramuscular injection. T. vivax was observed<br />
constantly in the blood of the inoculated sheep from 4 days after<br />
inoculation. The higher parasitaemia occurred between 7 <strong>and</strong> 15<br />
days after inoculation. Two weeks before the treatment, infected<br />
sheep showed anemia <strong>and</strong> fever. All animals were negative for T.<br />
vivax infection without signs of reinfection, from the first day<br />
immediately after treatment. Infected animals still presented after<br />
the treatment normal rectal temperature, not significantly different<br />
from the control group (P>0,05). The same occurred with the<br />
hematocrit average values that raised significantly <strong>and</strong> did not differ<br />
from the control group animals. The use of imidocarb dipropionate<br />
in the tripanosomosis by T. vivax treatment has presented<br />
effectiveness in promoting the disappearance of clinical signs of the<br />
disease <strong>and</strong> parasitaemia.<br />
Key words: sheep, Trypanosoma vivax, imidocarb dipropionate<br />
1162 Epidemiology of Neospora caninum in Dairy Cattle in<br />
Northeast Iran<br />
A. Sadrebazzaz, M. Farhoodi, F. Vahedi<br />
Razi Institute, Parasitology, Mashhad, Iran<br />
Prevalence of anti-Neospora caninum Ig G (subclass I <strong>and</strong> subclass II)<br />
was measured in serum samples r<strong>and</strong>omly collected from 1084 dairy<br />
cattle from four cities (Mashhad, Neyshaboor, Torbate-heydarieh,<br />
Gonabad) of Northeast Iran. The presence of anti-N. caninum<br />
antibodies was determined by indirect immunofluorescence - antibody<br />
test (VMRD Inc., Pullman,WA 99163, USA) with a cut-off value of<br />
1:200. We r<strong>and</strong>omly compared a few negative <strong>and</strong> positive samples by<br />
another test (Iscom Elisa). In four cities, of the 1084 samples, 178<br />
280 XXV. Jubilee World Buiatrics Congress 2008<br />
(16.42%) were positive. Distribution of N. caninum in four cities<br />
indicated range of seropositivity from 15.18% to 27.71%. The<br />
percentage of seropositive aborted cattle was 20.23%. The results<br />
revealed the presence of N. caninum infection in the herds investigated,<br />
drawing attention to its role as a potential cause of abortion in cattle in<br />
Iran.<br />
Key words: Neospora caninum, epidemiology, cattle, Iran<br />
1163 Evaluation of Anemia <strong>and</strong> Leucocytes Indexes in Cattle<br />
Theileriosis<br />
A. Ramin, S. Asri-Rezaie, M. Hemati<br />
Urmia University, Animal Science Department, Urmia, Iran<br />
Objectives: 1) the frequency of anemia in theileriosis, 2) the<br />
parameters influences <strong>and</strong> severity <strong>and</strong> type of anemia 3) changes in<br />
leucocytes.<br />
Procedure: 91 cows with theileriosis <strong>and</strong> 19 healthy cows as control<br />
group were selected. Theileriosis was confirmed by preferal blood<br />
smear or schizontes in LN. A 5 ml blood with EDTA was taken from<br />
each cow. PCV (%), Hb (mg/dl), WBC (ml), RBC (x106/ml), Ptn (g/dl)<br />
<strong>and</strong> absolute lymphocyte, neutrophil, eosiniphil counts (/ml), MCV<br />
(fl), MCH (Pg), MCHC (g/dl) <strong>and</strong> parasitemia were assessed by the<br />
current methods.<br />
Results: The mean for parameters in theileriosis were 22.1, 6.8,<br />
7075, 4, 6.4, 3898, 2746, 136, 55.5, 16.7 <strong>and</strong> 30.5, respectively.<br />
Mean concentrations for PCV, Hb, RBC, eosinophils <strong>and</strong> MCHC<br />
were significantly (P24, 20-23.99, 12-19.99 <strong>and</strong><br />