Department of Veterinary Pathology Madras Veterinary College, Chennai - 600 007 (TN)
1 Centralised Clinical Laboratory, Chennai-7
Feeding 45 ppm chlorpyriphos and 0.5 ppm T-2 for 0 to 28 days of age singly and in combination in broiler chicken reduced body weight gain (P<0.01) significantly. The feed consumption was significantly (P<0.01) decreased in toxin fed birds and feed conversion ratio showed no significant difference. Chlorpyriphos fed birds showed recovery from third week of age. Less than additive toxic effect was observed between the chlorpyriphos and T-2 toxin in the combined toxin treated groups.
Chlorpyriphos, T-2 toxin, performance, broiler chicken
