Salinomycin is an efficient, broad-spectrum, low-resistance and low-residue antibiotic, a broad-spectrum anticoccidial drug. It has significant bactericidal and bacteriostatic effects on Gram-positive bacteria, fungi, pathogens, and coccidia. Salinomycin has obvious effects on Eimeria coccidia, such as chicken pile type, Brucella, giant, metamorphosis, poisoning, tender and so on.
As an anti-coccidial agent, it is used for chicken coccidiosis and to promote the growth of livestock and poultry