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Nicarbazin is a coccidiostat used on meat chickens. It is also used as a contraceptive for population control of Canada geese and feral pigeons.

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  • Activities
  • Coccidiostatic activity
  • Effects on reproductive function in chickens
  • Reduction of egg hatching
  • Effects on the reproductive function of the pigeon
  • Toxicity
  • References

Nicarbazin is a coccidiostat used on meat chickens. It is also used as a contraceptive for population control of Canada geese and feral pigeons.

It is also a wide-spectrum anti-parasitic drug approved for veterinary use, effective on Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina, Ancylostoma caninum, Uncinaria stenocephala, Trichuris vulpis, Dipylidium caninum, and Taenia sp. and Mesocestoides sp.. Known brand names for specific countries include: Carbigran (the United States) Ceva Nicarbazin (South Africa) Cycarb (New Zealand) Keymix (Australia) Koffogran (South Africa) Kofozin (Israel) Nicarb 25% (the United States) Nicarbazin (Israel) Nicarbazin Elanco (the United States) Nicarbmax 100% (New Zealand) Nicarmix (the United States) Ovistop (Italy and Costa Rica) OvoControl (the United States) PhiCarb (Australia) R-12 (Belgium)

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