The use of diclazuril in extended withdrawal anticoccidial programs: 1. Efficacy against Eimeria spp. in broiler chickens in floor pens. 2002

D P Conway, and G F Mathis, and M Lang
Conway Associates, Asbury, New Jersey 08802, USA.

A 49-d floor pen study was conducted with broiler chickens to compare the effects of different anticoccidial withdrawal times on the efficacy of 1 ppm diclazuril. The starter diet in three treatments contained 66 ppm salinomycin + 50 ppm roxarsone (3-nitro-4-hydroxyphenylarsonic acid), followed by 1 ppm diclazuril in the grower diet commencing on Day 17. Diclazuril was withdrawn from these treatments on Day 28, 35, or 42 (finisher diet), respectively. Two other treatments in the study were given 66 ppm salinomycin + 50 ppm roxarsone in the starter and grower diets to Day 28 or no anticoccidial (unmedicated). The starter (Days 0 to 16), grower (Days 17 to 35), and finisher (Days 36 to 49) diets in each treatment included 55 ppm bacitracin methylene disalicylate for growth promotion. Fifty 1-d-old chicks were randomly allotted to each of 10 pens per treatment using a randomized complete block design. Birds in each pen were raised on litter naturally contaminated with a mixture of Eimeria acervulina, Eimeria maxima, and Eimeria tenella. The results demonstrated that some performance loss occurred in the salinomycin Day 28 treatment. Means for weight gain and feed conversion on Day 49 were improved (P < 0.05) in each diclazuril treatment in comparison with the salinomycin and unmedicated treatments. Feed conversion means in the diclazuril Day 35 and Day 42 treatments were improved (P < 0.05) in comparison with the diclazuril Day 28 treatment, indicating that shorter withdrawal times provided further benefit.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009570 Nitriles Organic compounds containing the -CN radical. The concept is distinguished from CYANIDES, which denotes inorganic salts of HYDROGEN CYANIDE. Nitrile
D010270 Parasite Egg Count Determination of parasite eggs in feces. Count, Parasite Egg,Counts, Parasite Egg,Egg Count, Parasite,Egg Counts, Parasite,Parasite Egg Counts
D011201 Poultry Diseases Diseases of birds which are raised as a source of meat or eggs for human consumption and are usually found in barnyards, hatcheries, etc. The concept is differentiated from BIRD DISEASES which is for diseases of birds not considered poultry and usually found in zoos, parks, and the wild. Disease, Poultry,Diseases, Poultry,Poultry Disease
D011714 Pyrans Pyran
D002645 Chickens Common name for the species Gallus gallus, the domestic fowl, in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. It is descended from the red jungle fowl of SOUTHEAST ASIA. Gallus gallus,Gallus domesticus,Gallus gallus domesticus,Chicken
D003048 Coccidiosis Protozoan infection found in animals and man. It is caused by several different genera of COCCIDIA. Besnoitiasis,Besnoitiosis,Besnoitiases,Besnoitioses,Coccidioses
D003049 Coccidiostats Agents useful in the treatment or prevention of COCCIDIOSIS in man or animals. Anticoccidial Agents,Agents, Anticoccidial
D004032 Diet Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal. Diets
D004539 Eimeria A genus of protozoan parasites of the subclass COCCIDIA. Various species are parasitic in the epithelial cells of the liver and intestines of man and other animals. Eimerias
D006799 Housing, Animal The physical environment in which animals are maintained. Animal Housing

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