Table 1.
Detailed antimicrobial (AM) protocols for the seven groups. AMs were administered via drinking water and withdrawn before slaughtering.
| Group | AMs | Prophylactic protocols |
Periods of treatment
(Rearing days) |
Withdrawal (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMX | Amoxicillin | 30 mg kg−1 BW. twice/day | 20–22/53–56 | 1 |
| AMX + DCZ | Amoxicillin Diclazuril | 30 mg kg−1 BW. twice/day 1 mg/kg |
20–22/53–56 0–52 | 1 5 |
| THP | Thiamphenicol | 65 mg kg−1 BW/day | 23–25/47–51 | 6 |
| THP + DCZ | Thiamphenicol Diclazuril | 65 mg kg−1 BW/day 1 mg/kg |
23–25/47–51 0–52 | 6 5 |
| TRIM | Sulfadiazine Trimethoprim | 20 mg kg−1 BW/day 4 mg BW/day |
21–25/50–54 | 3 |
| DCZ | Diclazuril | 1 mg/kg | 0–52 | 5 |
| K | – | – | – | – |