Method for the control of Arizona hinshawii in poultry with an alkylated BM123amp;ggr;-type antibiotic

摘要

The invention relates to a method for the control of Arizona hinshawii in poultry, and especially in young turkey poults, comprising administering to the birds parenterally an effective amount of an alkylated BM123&ggr;-type antibiotic, preferably isopropyl BM123&ggr;. The invention further relates to a method for the control of transmission of A. hinshawii via the eggs of the birds, comprising contacting the eggs of the birds with solutions of the antibiotics. The invention also relates to alkylated BM123&ggr;-type antibiotics, and especially to isopropyl BM123&ggr; useful for the control of Arizona hinshawii.