Influence of virginiamycin on phosphorus utilization by broiler chicks.
An experiment was conducted with day-old Cobb feather-sexed chicks to determine the influence of virginiamycin on phosphorus. When the average of the three levels of phosphorus were combined, utilization, body weights, and bone ash at 21-days of age were improved by the addition of virginiamycin to the diet. Also the amount of phosphorus required to produce a gram of body weight was decreased by the addition of virginiamycin to the diet.
D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002645:Chickens / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005503:Food Additives; D005527:Food, Fortified; D008297:Male; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000378:metabolism*; D014769:Virginiamycin / Q000494:pharmacology*
D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D005503:Food Additives; C485828:alpha-tricalcium phosphate; C485830:tetracalcium phosphate; D014769:Virginiamycin; D010758:Phosphorus; C485838:calcium phosphate, monobasic, anhydrous; C020243:calcium phosphate; C485829:calcium phosphate, dibasic, anhydrous