The Effect of Furazolidone and Other Drugs on the Growth of Chicks Raised on Old Litter Containing Coccidia ,

AS NEW drugs which show promise as being effective in enhancing the production of poultry are developed, it is desirable to test such drugs under a wide variety of conditions and in comparison with already accepted drugs. With the recent availability of furazolidone, such a test was warranted. While this drug was offered for the control of some Salmonella infections and infectious enterohepatitis, there was some indication that it might be effective for the control of coccidiosis. It was with primary reference to this latter disease that the tests herein reported were conducted. Three experiments have been conducted in which various coccidiostatic drugs have been tested to determine their efficacy in improving the growth rate of fryer chicks maintained on previously used, built-up litter. The litter in the house was originally new wood shavings. The first of 3 experiments was conducted after the litter had been used to raise …