Coccidiostats: Antibiotic or feed additive?

The availability and the continuous preventive use of coccidiostats have contributed to a high level of animal health and welfare in poultry production over the past decennia. Sometimes, there is debate over what coccidiostats actually are: feed additives or antibiotics. For the moment, coccidiostats seem to remain on the European Union’s list of feed additives. The introduction of the first ionophore coccidiostat (monensin) in the 1970’s was an important breakthrough in the fight against c