ANTICOCCIDIAL EFFICACY OF MONENSIN AND HALOFUGINONE IN EXPERIMENTAL EIMERIA-TENELLA INFECTION IN BROILER CHICKS

Efficacy of monensin sodium and halofuginone at the dose rate of 100 p pm in poultry feed, respectively, were assessed against experimental E . tenella infection in broilers based on clinicobiochemical and growth performances. Both the drugs were coccidiocidal and enhanced the grow th of broilers compared to non-medicated healthy control. Halofuginone was more effective during clinical coccidiosis. The use of these cocc idiostats in double dosage did not give any significant response durin g clinical outbreak. Plasma glucose and serum alkaline phosphatase dur ing coccidiosis may be of diagnostic value.