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1992; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 92-407-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 651; Beef; Antibiotic; Levamisole; Penicillin; Anthelmintic; Stocker cattle
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Effect Of Long-Acting Penicillin And Levamisole® On Gain And Health Of Stressed Calves, F.K. Brazle
Effect Of Long-Acting Penicillin And Levamisole® On Gain And Health Of Stressed Calves, F.K. Brazle
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Two studies were conducted to determine the effect of long-acting penicillin and/or levamisole injected at arrival or levamisole injected on day 1 and/or day 7 on the health and gain of newly received, highly stressed, light weight calves. Levamisole injected at arrival reduced (P<.05) sickness of newly arrived calves during the first 5 days. However, it did not reduce overall sickness during the receiving period. Long-acting penicillin injected at arrival did not reduce sickness, but did improve (P<.05) gain of calves during the growing period. The combination of levamisole and long-acting penicillin or the combination of levamisole on day 1 and day 7 did not reduce morbidity in these highly stressed calves.