Table 5 Safety test of FC-S spraying on laying hens
Treatments | After 1st spraying | After 2nd spraying |
Immediatelybefore spraying | Immediatelyafter spraying | After 4 h | After 1∼7 d | Immediatelybefore spraying | Immediatelyafter spraying | After 4 h | After 1∼14 d |
NC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
PC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
FC-S 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
FC-S 50 | - | - | - | 1 death (4 d) | - | - | - | - |
FC-S 100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Safety test confirmed abnormal symptoms (abnormal feed intake and respiration, lethargy, diarrhea and mortality). FC-S (Farm Clean-S) included Chamaecyparis obtusa essential oil at 70%; NC (negative control): distilled water; PC (positive control): commercial spray solution for eliminating red mite; FC-S 0: FC-S undiluted; FC-S 50: FC-S diluted with 50 times distilled water; FC-S 100: FC-S diluted with 100 times distilled water.