Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for poor feed conversion

30 FDA reports name poor feed conversion, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1047). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#2005 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
30
reports citing this reaction
36.7%
death-coded share
Cattle
most-affected species

Release-over-release change

What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot

PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Poor feed conversion has 30 reports now versus 30 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.0 pts

This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 1047 VOL-TRACE

VOL-TRACE · DEATH-HOT · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-CATTLE · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-TRACE 30 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 36.7%
  • LOWER-Q #2005/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abnormal spermatozoa…
  • SPECIES-CATTLE Cattle · 14
  • DRUG-LEAD Monensin Sodium · 11
  • DESK-WIDE 12 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Abnormal spermatozoa NOS (±0 reports)

Upper-third death-coded share drives the outcome stamps on this plate; volume band, corpus rank, and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Poor feed conversion

Lower-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Abnormal spermatozoa… · near30Atelectasis · near30Bone marrow suppressi… · near30Chronic kidney disease · near30Poor feed conversion · this …30Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Poor feed conversion

Poor feed conversion: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Poor feed conversion's 36.7% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is lower-third scale: 30 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 11 of 30 reports (36.7% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Abnormal spermatozoa NOS (±0 reports). Lead species Cattle (14). Lead co-reported drug Monensin Sodium (11).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, A high death-coded share in FDA filings does not prove causation; co-reporting is voluntary temporal association only. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Cattle 14
Chicken 10
Pig 4
Turkey 1
Goat 1

Breeds Most Affected

Chicken (unknown) 9
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 5
Crossbred Porcine/Pig 4
Cattle (unknown) 3
Cattle (other) 2
Chicken (unspecified) 1
Turkey (unknown) 1
Crossbred Bovine/Cattle 1
Cattle (unspecified) 1
Goat (unknown) 1

Associated Drugs

Monensin Sodium 11
Narasin + Nicarbazin 7
Narasin 5
Trenbolone Acet/Estrad Sr Imp 3
Tylosin Tartrate 3
Lincomycin 3
Tylosin Phosphate 2
Ractopamine Hydrochloride 2
Trenbolone Acet/Estradiol Impl 2
Lubabegron 2
Zinc + Methionine 1
Ivermectin(1%)/Clorsulon(10%) Injection 1
Narasin; Nicarbazin 1
Trenbolone Acetate;Estradiol Benzoate 1
Avilamycin 1

What to do with this reaction

A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

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

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Poor feed conversion (#2005 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 36.7%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 36.7% · vintage 2025.

Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →