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Table 1 Most common active ingredients in medications given to cattle for FMD

From: Quality of veterinary pharmaceuticals and their use by pastoralists in the Far North Region of Cameroon

Active ingredient

Agro-pastoralists (n = 153), %

Transhumant pastoralists (n = 29), %

Drug family

Procain Penicillin Ga

51

35

Antibiotic

Oxytetracyclinea

31

31

Antibiotic

Diminazeneaceturatea

12

26

Protozoocide

Albendazole

16

0

Anti-parasitic

Vitamins A and Ea

15

0

Vitamin

Ivermectin

6

0

Anti-parasitic

Levamisole a

0

3

Anti-parasitic

Isometamidium chloride

0

3

Protozoocide

Tylosin

0

3

Antibiotic

  1. aIndicates medications that were purchased for quality testing