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A farmer has 10 calves that weigh aprox. 100 lbs each. They have coccidia. The Vet chooses to treat all 10 calves with Corid powder (20% amprolium) by drenching daily for 10 days. To make a drench solution, mix 3 oz of Corid powder in 1 qt of water (1 oz of powder = 3.5 tbsp). The dose of Corid drenching is 1 oz of solution per 100 lb of body weight. How many solution should be mixed to drench these calves for 10 days. Please show your work.

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So I’m going off of what I’m given here; All 10 calves with Corid powder, 20% aprolium, daily for 10 days, 3 oz + 1 qt water. - - Now we have to use some math to correctly measure out the dosage. 10 - 100lb calves = 10 oz of solution. Now we have to figure out how much Corid powder and water is in 10 oz of solution. Well we know that to make to make an ounce of solution, it would take 3 oz of Corid powder and 1 qt of water. A quart of water equals 32 fluid ounces. The powder does take up space in the water, but not enough to actually be needed to added to the measurement. So basically we go off of the amount of water. Acquiring 10 doses of solution requires 10 ounces of water. My final answer is 10 ounces of solution. I hope I was correct, but if not my sincere apologies. Good luck !
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