Reference | Ford1981 (10186)

60 Indian River male broiler chickens vaccinated for infectious bronchitis, Newcastle's disease, and Marek's were used. All birds were fed control, unmedicated feed for the first 5 days. On day 5, after fecal collection, chicks were placed into diff feed ration groups. Treatment 1: 80g/ton salinomycin fed days 5 to 47. Treatment 2: 80g/ton salinomycin fed days 5 to 42 and control fed days 42 to 47. Treatment 3: Control, unmedicated throughout the trial.

On days 5 (prior to placing birds on respective feeds), 15, 19, 22, 26, 33, 40, and 47, fecal samples were collected from birds on treatments 1 and 3. Treatment 2 birds were only used for tissue sample collection.

AST Method: None

Reference explicitly reports AST breakpoints: True

Reference reports using a MIC table: True