Evaluation of Activated Charcoal as an Alternative to Antimicrobials for the Treatment of Neonatal Calf Diarrhea.
Joseph A RossCrystal SchatzKendall BeaugrandSjoert ZuidhofBrenda RalstonNicholas D AllanMerle E OlsonPublished in: Veterinary medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) (2021)
Antimicrobials only moderately improved outcomes for non-severe diarrhea cases relative to activated charcoal. Thus, systemic antimicrobial treatment is likely unnecessary for the majority of NCD cases and should be limited to severe cases.