coccidiostatn.
/kɒkˈsɪdɪəʊstat/ A substance administered to poultry to retard the growth and reproduction of pathogenic coccidia.
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sulfaquinoxaline1944
coccidiostat1959
1959 New Scientist 16 Apr. 832/2 During the last decade the list of coccidiostats..proved in field trials to be both safe and effective has grown rapidly.
1962 New Scientist 2 Aug. 239 Chickens reared for laying must eventually be changed to unmedicated food..as the initial treatment with coccidiostats interferes with the birds' natural resistance to coccidiosis.
1968 New Scientist 23 May 403/2 A new coccidiostat highly effective in extremely small doses against all nine species [of coccidia] has now received clearance.
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