title: Clinical and pathological changes caused by the interaction of lasalocid and chloramphenicol in broiler chickens.
abstract: Uncommon and abnormal gait, characterised by toe walking and progressive leg weakness, was observed in a large broiler flock in Israel. Identical clinical signs were reproduced when young chicks received feed supplemented with lasalocid (Abatec-Roche), and chloramphenicol at normal recommended levels, for 12 days or more. The clinical and pathological findings suggest a neuromuscular toxic effect of lasalocid-chloramphenicol interaction in broiler chicks. To our best knowledge this is the first report on the toxic effect caused by the combination of lasalocid and chloramphenicol.
authors.affiliation: Regional Poultry Disease Laboratory, Veterinary Service, Gilat, D.N. Negev, Israel.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Perelman
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Abarbanel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gur-Lavie
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Meller
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Elad