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An initial investigation on the effects of low level feeding of hydroxyzine dihydrochloride on growth, endocrines and carcass measurements of fattening cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 1960

T. R. Preston
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire
J. N. Aitken
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire
N. A. MacLeod
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire
A. McDiarmid
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire
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In an initial experiment, cattle receiving 5 mg. hydroxyzine dihydro-chloride daily gained 12·7% faster and manifested 12·0% better feed conversion ratio than the control, but these effects were not statistically significant under the conditions of the experiment. Carcass quality and endocrines were not affected by hydroxyzine feeding.

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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1960

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