Roxarsone
-
Product Name :
Roxarsone
-
Therapeuric Category :
Antiprotozoal
-
EDMF/CTD :
-
-
CEP :
-
-
USDMF :
-
-
Molecular Weight :
263.0365 g/mol
-
Molecular Formula :
C6AsNH6O6
-
Trade Name :
3-Nitro
-
Originator :
Pfizer
-
CAS NO :
121-19-7
Application
Roxarsone is an organoarsenic compound that was widely used in poultryproduction prior to June of 2011 as a feed additive to increase weight gain and improve feed efficiency, and as a coccidiostat. The drug is also approved in the United States for use in pigs..
General Description
Roxarsone is an organoarsenic compound that has been used in poultry production as a feed additive to increase weight gain and improve feed efficiency, and as a coccidiostat.[2] As of June 2011, it was approved for chicken feed in the United States, Canada, Australia, and 12 other countries.[3] The drug was also approved in the United States and elsewhere for use in pigs.