New Avatec Plus 3-Nitro Combination-Use Approval Now Brings Turkey Growers the Only Ionophore-Based Coccidiosis Control with the Performance of 3-Nitro Turkey growers can now capitalize on feeding an ionophore in combination with 3-Nitro, thanks to a new feed additive combination-use approval to medicate feed containing both Avatec and 3-Nitro. In late May, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Alpharma Animal Health's application to combine the two products for turkeys. The approval permits use of Avatec at 68 to 113 grams of lasalocid per ton of feed in combination with 3-Nitro at 22.7 to 45.4 grams of roxarsone per ton of feed. [more...]