| Comparative efficacy of enrofloxacin, oxytetracycline, and sulfadimethoxine for the control of morbidity and mortality caused by Escherichia coli in broiler chickens. | |
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PMID: 15529991 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The purpose of the present study was to compare the ability of enrofloxacin, oxytetracycline, and sulfadimethoxine to reduce morbidity and mortality caused by Escherichia coli (colibacillosis) in broiler chickens. The chickens were raised in 80 pens (20 birds per pen) with 20 pens representing each treatment group under simulated commercial conditions that produced a colibacillosis challenge scenario. Each group of 20 randomized pens (replicates) was given one of four water treatments. Chickens that received enrofloxacin had significantly less mortality (P < 0.01), lower average gross pathology (colibacillosis) scores (P < 0.01), and better feed-conversion ratios (P < 0.05) than did chickens that received either oxytetracycline or no medication. Chickens that received enrofloxacin had significantly less mortality and lower pathology scores than those that received sulfadimethoxine and numerically lower feed conversion than the sulfadimethoxine group. Results from the present study show that enrofloxacin is superior to oxytetracycline and sulfadimethoxine for the control of morbidity and mortality caused by E. coli in broiler chickens. Our findings will help veterinarians choose and prescribe the most efficacious antimicrobial when treating colibacillosis. |
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Authors:
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John R Glisson; Charles L Hofacre; Greg F Mathis |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Avian diseases Volume: 48 ISSN: 0005-2086 ISO Abbreviation: Avian Dis. Publication Date: 2004 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-11-08 Completed Date: 2005-01-18 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370617 Medline TA: Avian Dis Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 658-62 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Avian Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. |
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microbiology Analysis of Variance Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use* Body Weight Chickens / microbiology* Escherichia coli Infections / drug therapy, mortality, pathology, veterinary* Fluoroquinolones / therapeutic use Oxytetracycline / therapeutic use Poultry Diseases / drug therapy*, microbiology*, mortality, pathology Quinolones / therapeutic use Sulfadimethoxine / therapeutic use Treatment Outcome |
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0/Anti-Bacterial Agents; 0/Fluoroquinolones; 0/Quinolones; 122-11-2/Sulfadimethoxine; 79-57-2/Oxytetracycline; 93106-60-6/enrofloxacin |
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