EFSA Journal (Feb 2022)

Efficacy of a feed additive consisting of nicarbazin (Coxar®) for use in turkeys for fattening (Huvepharma N.V.)

  • EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP),
  • Vasileios Bampidis,
  • Giovanna Azimonti,
  • Maria de Lourdes Bastos,
  • Henrik Christensen,
  • Birgit Dusemund,
  • Mojca Fašmon Durjava,
  • Maryline Kouba,
  • Marta López‐Alonso,
  • Secundino López Puente,
  • Francesca Marcon,
  • Baltasar Mayo,
  • Alena Pechová,
  • Mariana Petkova,
  • Fernando Ramos,
  • Yolanda Sanz,
  • Roberto Edoardo Villa,
  • Ruud Woutersen,
  • Jürgen Gropp,
  • Guido Rychen,
  • Orsolya Holczknecht,
  • Maria Vittoria Vettori

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7162
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 2
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Additives and Products or substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP Panel) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the efficacy of the coccidiostat nicarbazin (Coxar®) when used in feed for turkeys for fattening. On the basis of the new data provided, the FEEDAP Panel updated its previous conclusions on the efficacy of Coxar® as follows: the two new floor pen studies showed efficacy of nicarbazin from Coxar® reducing the adverse clinical consequences of an Eimeria infection in turkeys. Overall, when considering also the positive floor pen study previously reported and the three positive anticoccidial sensitivity tests, the FEEDAP Panel concludes that Coxar® has the potential to be efficacious against coccidiosis of turkeys for fattening at 100 mg nicarbazin/kg complete feed.

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