Polarographic reduction of robenidine.

Abstract

Coccidiosis is a common infectious amoebic illness affecting domestic animals and especially poultry. The disease has several forms. The acute form of coccidiosis leads to high mortality, chronic form causes weight gain reduction, poor feed conversion and insufficient egg production in poultry. Nowadays this disease is the most dangerous parasitic disease of poultry.

Robenidіne [1,3-bis(p-chlorobenzylideneamino)guanidine hydrochloride] is special feed additives which are added to prevent animal’s coccidiostats. Presently it actively used in agriculture. However, contamination of animal meat with coccidiostats may occurs, thereby causing adverse effects in humans consuming such meat.