Metoserpate Hydrochloride for the treatment of hysteria in replacement pullets.
Fifteen flocks of replacement pullets affected with hysteria were treated with metoserpate hydrochloride via the drinking water after water was withheld for an adequate period. The dose was 4 mg/kg body weight (BW) on day 1, and 2 mg/kg BW on days 5 and 9. Metoserpate hydrochloride proved effective and safe for treating clinical cases of hysteria in replacement pullets.
D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D002645:Chickens; D005260:Female; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D046948:Secologanin Tryptamine Alkaloids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014149:Tranquilizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D046948:Secologanin Tryptamine Alkaloids; D014149:Tranquilizing Agents; C003868:metoserpate