The response of three strains of fowl to alpha-chloralose.
A heavy and two light strains of pullets suffered a decline in egg production but an improvement in body weight gains when alpha-chloralose, a tranquilizer, was included in their diets at .1 to .3%. Feed efficiency also experienced a decline while egg size and Haugh unit were not affected.
D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002645:Chickens / Q000502:physiology*; D002698:Chloralose / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004032:Diet; D004531:Eggs / Q000191:economics
D002698:Chloralose