Control of coccidiosis and performance enhancement in poultry in a post-arsenic world

Published on: 08/24/2007
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Author : L.R. McDOUGALD - University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia USA (Courtesy of Alltech Inc.)
Arsenical feed additives have been used in poultry for control of coccidiosis and enhancement of growth since the discovery of activity in this group of compounds in the years after World War II and are still in use today. In particular, two compounds stand out. Nitarsone (4-nitro-phenyl arsonic acid) is used for prevention of histomoniasis in turkeys, and roxarsone (3-nitro-phenylarsonic acid) is...
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08/26/2007 | Can we able to get better results in terms of body weight, FCR and cost of production per kg live weight while using Biomos instead of Roxarsone while the infection pressure (cocci) is very high in a farm? Kindly clarify.
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09/05/2007 | Biomos is basically oligo-saccharides, they are mostly effective against flagellated pathogenic organisms, where as its efficacy against non flagellated pathogenic organisms are limited hence either by prebiotic concept or whatsoever may be better productivity by using Biomos is limited with our experience. Also they may be effective during initial stages or up to 7 days of age in broilers but it is almost nil after that.
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