Table 29.
Experimental design of floor pen studies with turkeys for fattening using Monimax®
| Trial | Start date | Replicates per treatment (birds per pen) | Test animal | Dieta | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Period (days) | Feed analysis (mg/kg feed) | |||||
| Monensin | Nicarbazin | ||||||
| 1 | 12/2011 |
10 (12) |
Day‐old male turkeys (BUT 8) |
Starter Grower Finisher |
0–28 28–56 56–84 |
30 36 38 |
36 39 36 |
| 2 | 8/2011 |
9 (34) |
Day‐old male turkeys (Big 7) |
Starter Grower Finisher |
0–21 22–50 51–85 |
28 24 28 |
26 28 34 |
| 3 | 2/2012 |
10 (11) |
Day‐old female turkeys (Hybrid Converter) |
Starter Grower Finisher |
0–28 28–56 56–83 |
33 35 38 |
34 36 39 |
a
Birds in the IT group were fed a basal diet supplemented with Monimax®. Animals in the control groups UUC and IUC received the same basal diet without inclusion of the coccidiostat.