Veterinary Products

  • 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.