Trial of CGA-72662 (Larvadex) as a feed additive for controlling flies breeding in caged chicken manure

CGA-72662 (LARVADEX) was tried as a feed additive for controlling flies breeding in poultry manure. At 5 ppm it was able to completely suppress development of fly larvae in 45 days of feeding onwards and continued to be effective for about 25 days post withdrawal of the medicated feed. An increase i...

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Main Authors: Fadzil, M., Hamid, Ramlah, Ragawan, K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Persatuan Doktor Veterinar Malaysia 1987
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34128/1/4.%2034128.pdf
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Summary:CGA-72662 (LARVADEX) was tried as a feed additive for controlling flies breeding in poultry manure. At 5 ppm it was able to completely suppress development of fly larvae in 45 days of feeding onwards and continued to be effective for about 25 days post withdrawal of the medicated feed. An increase in egg production was observed when LAR VADEX was added to the feed. There was also an improvement in feed efficiency