Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for loss of egg quantity

40 FDA adverse-event reports reference loss of egg quantity (VeDDRA 745). See the species, breeds, and drugs most associated with it below.

40
reports citing this reaction
22.5%
death-coded share
Chicken
most-affected species
Narasin + Nicarbazin
most-associated drug
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40
Total Reports
9
Deaths
22.5%
Death Rate

Species Most Affected

Chicken 38
Turkey 2

Breeds Most Affected

Chicken (unknown) 32
Chicken (other) 6
Turkey (unknown) 2

Associated Drugs

Narasin + Nicarbazin 14
Narasin, Nicarbazin 8
Monensin Sodium 8
Narasin 4
Monensin 2
Hygromycin B 1
Lasalocid Sodium 1
Nicarbazin 1
Lasalocid 1
Deslorelin Acetate 1
Wet-Milled Fenbendaz Oral Susp 1

Loss of egg quantity Reaction Insights

40 reports name Loss of egg quantity; 9 recorded a death outcome (22.5% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). VeDDRA code: 745.

By species: Chicken (38 reports), Turkey (2 reports). By breed: Chicken (unknown) (32), Chicken (other) (6), Turkey (unknown) (2).

Most co-reported drugs: Narasin + Nicarbazin (14 reports), Narasin, Nicarbazin (8 reports), Monensin Sodium (8 reports), Narasin (4 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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