Influence of salinomycin on the performance of broiler chicks.
Two experiments were conducted to determine the influence of graded levels of salinomycin on the performance of broiler chicks. Cobb feather-sexed chicks were fed experimental diets from 1 to 21 days of age. A significant depression in body weight and feed consumption was obtained when the feed contained 77 ppm of salinomycin. Body weight and feed consumption was decreased approximately 10 and 13%, respectively, when the diet contained 88 ppm of salinomycin.
D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002645:Chickens / Q000254:growth & development*; D005260:Female; D007476:Ionophores / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D011714:Pyrans / Q000494:pharmacology; D000095662:Polyether Polyketides
D007476:Ionophores; D011714:Pyrans; C010327:salinomycin; D000095662:Polyether Polyketides