Decoquinate: II.—Absorption and residue studies in chickens
- 1 February 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
- Vol. 20 (2) , 70-73
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.2740200202
Abstract
Decoquinate has been determined in edible chicken tissues by a spectrophotofluorimetric method during and after medication with 0.004% of the compound in the feed for five weeks. Mean concentrations (ppm fresh weight) of decoquinate observed during treatment were 1.1 (liver), 0.8 (kidney), 0.2 (muscle), 0.1 (blood), 1.6 (fat) and 1.0 (skin). Similar results were obtained with nine weeks' medication at 0.003 % and eight weeks at 0.008 %. Decoquinate was eliminated rapidly when medication ceased and all tissues contained < 0.1 p pm three‐four days later.Keywords
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- Decoquinate: I.—An absorption and elimination study in broiler chickens using14C-labelled decoquinateJournal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 1969