Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for loss of egg quality

17 FDA adverse-event reports reference loss of egg quality (VeDDRA 744). See the species, breeds, and drugs most associated with it below.

17
reports citing this reaction
5.9%
death-coded share
Chicken
most-affected species
Narasin + Nicarbazin
most-associated drug
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17
Total Reports
1
Deaths
5.9%
Death Rate

Species Most Affected

Chicken 17

Breeds Most Affected

Chicken (unknown) 14
Chicken (other) 2
Dutch Bantams 1

Associated Drugs

Narasin + Nicarbazin 11
Monensin Sodium 3
Narasin 1
Carprofen 1
Wet-Milled Fenbendaz Oral Susp 1

Loss of egg quality Reaction Insights

17 reports name Loss of egg quality; 1 recorded a death outcome (5.9% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). VeDDRA code: 744.

By species: Chicken (17 reports). By breed: Chicken (unknown) (14), Chicken (other) (2), Dutch Bantams (1).

Most co-reported drugs: Narasin + Nicarbazin (11 reports), Monensin Sodium (3 reports), Narasin (1 reports), Carprofen (1 reports).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, co-reporting reflects temporal association captured in voluntary submissions, not proof that a drug caused this reaction. A widely-prescribed drug will rack up more raw co-reports at an identical true rate than a rarely-used one, so compare within similar-exposure products.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

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