Lasalocid awareness and sampling in Scotland.
Lasalocid is an ionophore antibiotic extensively used as a coccidiostat in poultry production. Lasalocid should not be fed to egg-laying hens as it accumulates in the eggs, and residues have often been found in eggs. Other ionophores are toxic to humans, but the exact level of lasalocid toxicity to...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Environmental Health Research Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 159 - 170 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jun2010
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