Comparison of Various Sources and Levels of Vitamin K Activity Using Chicks with Cecal Coccidiosis.
- 1 November 1960
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 105 (2) , 230-232
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-105-26063
Abstract
A linear relationship was found between dietary level of menadione sodium bisulfite complex (MSBC) and mortality and morbidity of chicks artificially infected with cecal coccidiosis Based on mortality from coccidiosis, MSBC on a weight basis, is 6 to 7 times as effective as menadione. Vitamin K1 appears to be 4 times as effective as MSBC.Keywords
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