EFFECT OF 'HELOFUGINONE" AND SALINOMYCIN AS ANTICOCCIDIALS ON BROILER PERFORMANCE

Document Type : Original Article

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Fac. Vet. Med. Cairo University Depat. of Hygiene, Feeding and Animal Ethology. Dept. of Hygiene, Husbandry and Zoonoses

Abstract

This experiment was conducted in Faculty of Vet. Med. Cairo Univ. to evaluate the effectiveness of Halofuginone & Salinomycin "anticoccidial drugs” against the infection with fecal coccidiosis in broilers, in addition to evaluate their effect on the bird performance. The results revealed that addition of Halofuginone in ration of broilers "1/2 kg/ton" led to reduction in the probability of infection with coccidiosis, in addition to in appearance of any clinical symptoms on artificially infected birds. Also the bird's performance when fed on a ration containing Halofuginone was much better than that obtained for the birds fed on a ration free from Halofuginone or contained Salinomycin.

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