Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 1976 |
Authors: | Anderson, WI, W. Reid, M, McDougald, LR |
Journal: | Avian Diseases |
Volume: | 20 |
Issue: | 2 |
Date Published: | 1976 |
ISBN Number: | 00052086 |
Keywords: | Meleagris, Meleagris gallopavo, Phasianidae |
Abstract: | Monensin at 60, 80, or 100 ppm in feed reduced mortality and lesion scores while protecting against weight loss of turkeys infected with the major pathogenic species: Eimeria adenoides, E. meleagrimitis, and E. gallopavonis. With single and mixed infections in battery-cage experiments, the death rate of unmedicated turkey poults was 33-75%. Weight gains were significantly (P≤0.05) better with 100 ppm monensin than 60 ppm, as were also lesion scores. Under floor-pen conditions there were no significant differences among monensin treatments. Moisture content of the litter was significantly lower in all monensin-medicated pens (40%, compared with 52% moisture in pens of unmedicated controls). |
URL: | http://www.jstor.org/stable/1589278 |
Short Title: | Avian Diseases |
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