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J APPL POULT RES 1995. 4:374-378
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Research Reports

Effect of Coccidiostats on Performance, Water Intake, and Litter Moisture of Broilers

M. D. Ouart, B. L. Damron and R. B. Christmas

Department of Dairy and Poultry Sciences, University of Florida, P. O. Box 110930, Gainesville, FL 32611-0930; Phone: (904) 392-1931; FAX: (904) 392-3047

F. G. Martin

Statistics Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, P. O. Box 110560, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0560

Correspondence: M. D. Ouart

Two 42-day studies (one cool season and one warm season) were conducted with day-old commercial broiler chicks to evaluate the influence of several coccidiostats on performance, water intake, and litter moisture. Birds were reared in 1.8 m x 3.7 m floor pens with fresh peanut hulls as litter. The following drugs and drug levels comprised the treatments: control (no drugs); halofuginone, 3 mg/kg; salinomycin, 55 mg/kg; salinomycin, 66 mg/kg; monensin, 99 mg/kg; monensin, 121 mg/kg; lasalocid, 110 mg/kg; lasalocid, 124 mg/kg. Treatment did not significantly affect feed conversion or mortality. Birds fed lasalocid at 110 mg/kg and 124 mg/kg consumed significantly more water at 21 and 42 days. Litter moisture for lasalocid groups was higher than for controls at 21 days. However, 42-day litter moisture was not significantly different from controls. Significant treatment by experiment interactions were found for 21-day body weights and for 21- and 42-day feed consumption values, indicating that birds in some treatments performed differently over the two trials.

Key Words: Broiler performance • coccidiostats • feed and water consumption • litter moisture






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