Feed additives to chick starter mixtures under tropical conditions.

Abstract

In two short-term experiments (28 and 31 days, respectively), the ergotropic effect was tested of the growth promoters nitrovin (25 mg/kg mixture, and a chinoxalin-1,4-N-dioxide derivate (25 and 50 mg/kg mixture). The experiments were carried out on a total of 1,952 unsorted one-day-old White Leghorn chicks under tropical conditions in Eastern Ethiopia (College of Agriculture at Alemaya). On addition of 50 mg chinoxalin-1,4-N-dioxide, the final weight of the chicks was 105.6 and 104.6%, respectively, in the first and second experiments as compared with the unsupplemented groups. The amount of feed required for each weight gain was reduced to 94.0 and 91.4%, respectively. Nitrovin and smaller amounts of chinoxalin-1,4-N-dioxide increased the body weight to 104.2 and 104.0%, respectively, as compared with the control. The feed requirement (94.6 and 99.9%, respectively) was not reduced significantly (alpha greater than 0.05). Further experiments will be necessary, using other feed additives, more chicks, and longer experimental periods.

• Authors: G Flachowsky, K Banjaw, D Dibar
• Journal: Beitrage zur tropischen Landwirtschaft und Veterinarmedizin (Beitr Trop Landwirtsch Veterinarmed) Vol. 22 Issue 3 Pg. 299-303 ( 1984) ISSN: 0301-567X [Print] Germany
• PMID: 6508728 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Food Additives
• Nitrofurans
• Quinoxalines
• Nitrovin
• quindoxin

Topics

• Animals
• Anti-Bacterial Agents (pharmacology)
• Body Weight (drug effects)
• Chickens (growth & development)
• Eating (drug effects)
• Energy Metabolism
• Ethiopia
• Female
• Food Additives
• Male
• Nitrofurans (pharmacology)
• Nitrovin (pharmacology)
• Quinoxalines (pharmacology)
• Tropical Climate