Chemical Properties
Off-White to Pale Yellow Solid
Uses
Decoquinate is a quinolone coccidiostat used in veterinary medicine, in particular as animal feed for poultry.
Uses
monoxycarbolic acid antibiotic
Veterinary Drugs and Treatments
Decoquinate is labeled for use in cattle for the prevention of coccidiosis
in either ruminating or non-ruminating calves, cattle or young
goats caused by the species E. christenseni or E. ninakohlyakimoviae.
It is used for prevention of coccidiosis in broilers caused by E. tenella,
E. necatrix, E. acervulina, E. mivati, E. maxima or E. burnetti.
It may be useful in dogs as prophylactic treatment for coccidiosis
and hepatozoonosis relapse.
IC 50
Plasmodium; Coccidia
References
[1] Synthetic Communications, 2010, vol. 40, # 7, p. 992 - 997
[2] Patent: CN107382855, 2017, A. Location in patent: Paragraph 0018; 0026; 0032
[3] Patent: CN105254560, 2016, A. Location in patent: Paragraph 0032
[4] Synthetic Communications, 2008, vol. 38, # 18, p. 3088 - 3106