Table 15.
Experimental design of floor pen studies with chickens for fattening using COXAM®
| Trial | Replicates per treatment (birds per replicate) | Inoculum characteristics | Feed analysis (mg/kg feed)1 Amprolium hydrochloride | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month/year and country of isolation | Intended dose per bird | Day and mode of inoculation | ||||
| 1 | 14 (31) |
03/2012 Spain |
100,000 | E. acervulina | Day 14 via feed | 123/125/124 |
| 10,000 | E. tenella | |||||
| 50,000 | E. maxima | |||||
| 2 | 10 (35) |
09/2012 France |
29,280 | E. acervulina | Day 14 orally via syringe | 122/123/125 |
| 10,920 | E. tenella | |||||
| 3,880 | E. maxima | |||||
| 3,480 | E. mitis | |||||
| 3 | 10 (25) |
03/2012 Belgium |
104,800 | E. acervulina | Day 12 (8 of 25 animals per pen) orally via syringe | 123/119‐126/122‐128 |
| 18,400 | E. tenella | |||||
| 28,000 | E. maxima | |||||
| 3,200 | E. praecox | |||||
| 8,000 | E. mitis | |||||
1 In trial 1, birds received starter diet from day 1 to 14, grower diet from day 14 to 28 and finisher diet from day 28 to 35; in trial 2, birds received starter diet from day 1 to 14, grower diet from day 14 to 26 and finisher diet from day 26 to 35; in trial 3, birds received starter diet from day 1 to 12, grower diet from day 12 to 35 and finisher diet from day 35 to day 42.