Ethoxyquin Links
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Ethoxyquin - Avian Nutrition with Dr McWatters
Ethoxyquin @ theaviary.com
Ethoxyquin @ avianweb.com
http://www.noahsark2by2.org/ethoxyquin.htm
http://www.fda.gov/cvm/index/updates/dogethox.html
http://www.purelypets.com/articles/whatsinfood.htm
http://www.feathersnpaws.com/whatsinpetfood.htm
http://www.api4animals.org/doc.asp?ID=79
http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/riverien/nutribag.htm
http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/Ethoxyquine.htm
http://www.listservice.net/wellpet/ethoxyqu.htm
http://www.homevet.com/petcare/foodbook.html
http://www.fauna-art.com/pets-eat.htm
http://www.groomers.com/tidbits/food.html
http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/htdocs/Chem_Background/ExecSumm/Ethoxyquin.html
Here's a quote from that last one:
"This compound is a mild skin
and eye irritant in test animals. Ethoxyquin was found to significantly decrease body weight, food intake, and occasionally growth rate in rats, cows, dogs, chickens,
and mice exposed to prechronic and chronic doses in animal feed. In these studies, ethoxyquin caused a significant increase in liver and kidney weights in test animals.
In male rats, adverse effects observed included scars on kidneys, inclusions in hepatic cells, and kidney lesions in the higher dosed groups (500-4000 ppm). Effects
characteristic of chronic glomerulus nephrosis in male rats exposed to 4,000 ppm ethoxyquin were observed. In dogs fed doses of ethoxyquin ranging from 10-100
mg/kg, adverse effects observed included anorexia, abdominal pain, and increased liver and kidney weights. Dose-dependent exogenous pigment was seen in all
groups. These animals also exhibited an increased fat content in the collecting tubules of kidneys, suggestive of fatty nephrosis. Limited data were found on the
carcinogenic potential ofethoxyquin. This chemical has been found to be a weak bladder carcinogen in rats.
In mice, ethoxyquin administration caused an increase in solitary adenomas and Iymphomas; however, this was not concluded to be indicative of carcinogenicity. A
number of studies of the carcinogenic promoting capabilities of ethoxyquin indicated that it enhanced tumor formation induced by other compounds in the
forestomach, bladder, glandular stomach, esophagus, distal colon, and kidney in rats. In reproductive studies conducted on rats and rabbits, ethoxyquin was not
found to have adverse effects. However, at high doses in chickens, ethoxyquin caused an increased frequency of resorption, and a significant increase in anomalous
features in fetuses. A decrease in fertility was seen in ethoxyquin-treated chickens."
Another interesting snippet:
http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/htdocs/Chem_H&S/NTP_Chem9/Radian91-53-2.html
"It is also used as an antidegradation agent for rubber, insecticide, antioxidant, flex-cracking inhibitor, post-harvest dip to prevent scald on apples and pears, fungicide and plant growth regulator."
If you still have doubts, go to google.com and look up the Monsanto Company. That's the company that makes ethoxyquin. They store it in black bottles with a skull and crossbones. It's poison, plain and simple. There is no reason to feed your bird a known poison in any amounts when there are safer preservatives out there.
BHA and BHT are just as dangerous.
Do you really want to feed your birds something that's potentially harmful?
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