Safety and efficacy of iron dextran as a feed additive for piglets

Safety and efficacy of iron dextran as a feed additive for piglets

Abstract The additive, ‘Iron dextran 10%’, is a liquid preparation containing iron dextran (25%, of which 10% is total iron), sodium chloride (1.5%), phenol (0.4%) and water (73.1%). Iron dextran 10% is considered safe for suckling piglets when given at an oral dose of 1 mL/kg body weight (bw) once...

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Main Authors: EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Guido Rychen, Gabriele Aquilina, Giovanna Azimonti, Vasileios Bampidis, Maria de Lourdes Bastos, Georges Bories, Andrew Chesson, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Gerhard Flachowsky, Jürgen Gropp, Boris Kolar, Maryline Kouba, Secundino López Puente, Marta López‐Alonso, Baltasar Mayo, Fernando Ramos, Maria Saarela, Roberto Edoardo Villa, Robert John Wallace, Pieter Wester, Lubomir Leng, Gloria López‐Gálvez, Alberto Mantovani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-02-01
Series:EFSA Journal
Subjects:
nutritional additive
compounds of trace elements
iron
iron dextran
safety
efficacy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4701

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https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4701

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