A comparison of the effect of oleandomycin and oxytetracycline supplementation on the growth and the meat quality of Dokki-4 chicks reared in hot weather.
1000 chickens were used to investigate up to 24 weeks under high environmental temperatures the addition of different types (oxytetracycline and oleandomycin) and different levels (5 or 20 ppm) of antibiotics to the basal diet. Supplementation with 20 ppm had--with both types of antibiotics--a marked positive effect on the growth rate and various quality characteristics of the products. The effect was higher in male animals than in females.
D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000254:growth & development*; D002980:Climate; D004534:Egypt; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D009827:Oleandomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010118:Oxytetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012737:Sex Factors
D009827:Oleandomycin; D010118:Oxytetracycline