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Coccidiosis Treatment
There are many forms of Coccidiosis, but two main ones are treated, these are Cecal and Intestinal
Coccidiosis in chickens is caused by seven different species of coccidia (genus Eimeria), which are single celled parasites that live in the gut wall of their host. These coccidia are host specific: turkeys and other species are not infected by fowl coccidia and vice-versa. The different species of coccidia live in different parts of the gut and can be divided into those causing intestinal coccidiosis (the majority) or caecal coccidiosis (one species).
Coccidiosis Cecal Symptoms
In chicks or young birds, droopiness, huddling with ruffled feathers, loss of appetite, retarded growth, and bloody diarrhoea in early stages
It affects their cecum
Mortality is high
Spread from contact with droppings of infected birds. Spread on used equipment, feed sacks, feet o humans and wild birds
An important symptom is blood around the vent or bloody diarrhea
Unfortunately, many different diseases of chickens show identical symptoms which makes accurate diagnosis very difficult
Coccidiosis Intestinal Symptoms
Affects growing or semi mature birds, droopiness, huddling with ruffled feathers, loss in interest in water and feed, retarded growth or weight loss, watery, moucousy, or pasty, tan or blood tinged diarrrhea, sometimes emaciation and dehydration
In mature birds; thin breast, weak legs, drop in laying, sometimes diarrrhea
If affects their intestinal tract
Mortality is limited to high
Spread from droppings of infected birds; spread on used equipment, feed sacks feet of humans and wild birds
An important symptom is blood around the vent or bloody diarrhea
Unfortunately, many different diseases of chickens show identical symptoms which makes accurate diagnosis very difficult
Treatment:
1-teaspoon amprolium (20 percent) per gallon drinking water for 5 days (this is not an antibiotic)
Also a broad spectrum antibiotic to guard against secondary infections, ask your vet what they have available
Following this treatment, give multi vitamin supplement (especially A and K)
Survivors are immune by may never be as productive as uninfected birds
Spread of the disease
Damp or contaminated litter and overcrowding favour its development.
Most commercial chick starters contain a drug that inhibits coccidiosis, however if a clean, dry environment is not maintained then disease can occur. Birds fed diets without preventative drugs are particularly at risk so clean dry litter and adequate space are especially important
If you have soil in your coop it would be advisable to turn it, but don’t allow dust to blow everywhere, as this will spread the disease, if you sprinkle hydrated lime into the soil it will help to eradicated the problem… make sure no lumps are on the floor, use a flour sifter to apply it and then rake it into the dirt
Coccidiosis is spread when one bird eats faecal material from an infected bird, which contains the infective stage of the coccidia (small egg-like bodies called oocysts). The oocysts in the droppings need moisture and warmth to mature before they can infect other birds, but in the right conditions, can do so very quickly (24 hr). Oocysts can remain alive in poultry sheds for more than a year and they are very resistant to most disinfectants.
Oocysts are ingested when birds scratch and peck at the litter or consume contaminated feed or water. Each oocyst breaks down in the gut to release eight organisms that invade the lining of the gut. They then multiply through several cycles to produce thousands of parasites, damaging the gut and causing disease that may lead to the fowl's death.
Beginning five to seven days after infection, thousands of oocysts pass out in the droppings of the bird to continue the life cycle. It is impossible to prevent this spread unless birds are housed so that they have no contact with faeces.
Antibiotics don’t cure Coccidiosis, but it will help to eliminate the possibility of a secondary infection taking hold of your bird, and it is sometimes the secondary infections that end up killing the bird
These are some of the drugs you can use to treat Coccidiosis; it is not a complete list but will give you some ideas on what to ask for at the store when purchasing the medication
Some Coccidiosis Medication Names that are available :>
Amprolium Soluble (Thiamine derivates)
Baycox (Toltrazuril)
Corid (Amprolium)
Coxytrol (Sulpha drugs}
Sulfamethazine
Sulfaquin, (Sulpha drugs}
Amprolium (Corid)
Sulmet
Tribrissen (UK)
Sulfaquinoxaline or Sulfamethazine - water or feed; less safe; somewhat toxic to bone marrow. Withdrawal - 10 days
Whitsyn
Renosal Tablets
Bactrim
These drugs, under their trade names are readily available
However, dose rates are variable and complex
Most go into the drinking water
The best advice on treatment is to follow the manufacturer’s recommendations and if in doubt contact the Department of Agriculture
Baycox is expensive and usually considered to be the last resort used only with severe cases
The program must be followed carefully to obtain the correct results
If you give your birds too much, you will kill any immunity they have obtained
Here are two antibiotics you can use safely with the Coccidia treatment
Bacitracin (antibiotic) in drinking water at the rate of ½ gram per gallon for 4 days, combined with Amprolium to control the coccidia; vitamin supplement following treatment hastens recovery
And
Tetracycline (antibiotic) for 10 days and Amprol = 5 days Amprolium
It may also be a good idea to incorporate yoghurt into their diet (1 to 2 tablespoons per day mixed with their feed) , as any antibiotic causes diarrrhea, and the yoghurt helps the natural flora and fauna to return the bowel to normal stopping or decreasing the diarrrhea effect of the antibiotics
All of the Coccidiosis medications thin the blood of the chickens, this is why it is always a good idea to follow up the treatment with a multi vitamin, especially vitamins A and K, A is to rebuild the birds immune system, and K to thicken up the blood after the medication
Secondary infections can be just as deadly as the Coccidiosis infection
Coccidiosis and Necrotic Enteritis
Bacitracin (antibiotic) in drinking water at the rate of ½ gram per gallon for 4 days, combined with Amprolium to control the coccidia; vitamin supplement following treatment hastens recovery
Coccidiosis and Infectious Anemia
Avoid all coccidiostat’s; which increase the diseases severity, treatment with antibiotics or Sulfa drugs may worsen the disease
Treat with multi vitamins and electrolytes… include trace minerals and vitamins B and K to help with recovery
Coccidiosis can be confused with similar diseases such as blackhead, salmonellosis and necrotic enteritis.
Information on Vitamins
Vitamins supplements A and K, the A helps them with vision, growth, bone development, resistance to disease and parasites, the K helps them with normal blood clotting, this is very necessary after taking any medication for coccidiosis, as it tends to thin out their blood and they can and so suffer from bleeding if repeated dosing of the medication is given, or over dosing
Give electrolytes a couple of weeks after the Coccidiosis treatment, it will help them to perk up, as the electrolytes contain thiamine, and if you administer Amprol to get rid of the cocci it will not work successfully due to thiamine in the mixture, so just to be on the safe side it may be best to give them this at a later date
Coccidiosis will return in your birds, you are only eliminating one strain of this disease, there are around 32 different strains, 8 that attack on a regular basis, so your birds may get over this attack and become immune to that particular strain, but they may have another strain attack them that they have not built up an immunity to, be alert
I use my eggs to feed back to my birds, mixing 2 eggs with their dry food every day, this way I don’t waste them, the amount of medication in the eggs is so minimal that once it has been re distributed and broken down it is basically non existent
But some people are against this and recommend you discard all eggs during treatment, as they are worried about the residual medication still in the egg
I would not eat these eggs or sell them, but I would use them
So the end decision will be up to you
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« Reply #1 on Aug 7, 2005, 1:27pm » | |
Coccidia
Coccidia are fascinating organisms. They can infect not only pigeons, and in fact all birds, but also dogs, cats, sheep, pigs, cows and a range of other animals. They are, however, very species-specific so that it is only pigeon Coccidia that can infect pigeons and, for example, only sparrow Coccidia that infect sparrows. There are however, several types that can infect each animal. The most common Coccidia type in pigeons is called Eimeria spp.
Animals become infected by swallowing the organism's eggs. All Coccidia once swallowed replicate in the cells of the host, in the process causing extensive damage. In pigeons, this occurs in the lining of the bowel. After multiplying here, the newly produced eggs are passed in the droppings.
When initially passed, the eggs (oocysts) are thin-shelled and contain a spherical body, which looks granular, called a sporoblast. The sporoblast is an amorphous blob of protoplasm. Once in the environment, the sporoblast within the bigger egg develops into several smaller eggs called sporocysts (there are four in Eimeria), which in turn each contain a number of structures called sporozoites (there are two in Eimeria).
Once this has happened, the egg is said to be sporolated. It is not until this has happened that the egg is infective if swallowed. This process usually takes 4 - 5 days but depends on temperature and humidity. Once an infective (i.e. sporolated) egg is swallowed, the sporozoites hop out and burrow into the wall of the bowel.
They at first multiply asexually in the bowel cells but then develop into the equivalent of male and female gametes, which then 'mate' to produce further eggs (oocysts), which rupture back through the bowel lining before being passed in the dropping, thus completing the life cycle.
The significance of Coccidia for us as pigeon racers is that as the Coccidia multiplies in the bowel lining, it damages it, interfering with it doing its job of digestion properly. This is complicated by the fact that each time an egg ruptures back into the bowel from the lining, it causes a microscopic 'pin prick', allowing the bird's blood, electrolytes and protein to be lost.
This weakens the birds and interferes with the absorption of vital nutrients. Severely affected birds develop greenish diarrhoea, are lethargic, thirsty and lose weight. Race birds with even the slightest infection are not able to give of their best.
In most lofts, a low level of infection is present and out of the racing season is regarded as normal, serving to maintain the flock's level of immunity. In two situations, the organism can increase in number and cause clinical problems:
1. As a primary disease, where there are flaws in loft management or design that lead to high exposure to the organism - The loft must be clean and dry. A build-up in the loft is prevented by regular cleaning with particular attention to the drinkers and hoppers. There is no place for wetness in a healthy loft; it not only enables the Coccidia egg to become infective more quickly, but promotes bacterial infection.
2. As a secondary disease, where other factors weaken the bird, enabling the Coccidia to increase in number and cause clinical disease - Such factors may be other concurrent disease, such as worms, or alternatively overcrowding, excessive tossing, poor nutrition, etc.
Treatment
Coccidia should always be suspected where loose droppings appear, particularly in young birds or following wet periods. Diagnosis is through faecal examination under a microscope. The best drug to use is Baycox, which acts entirely within the bowel. It can also be used safely during breeding and moulting. The dose is 1 ml per 2 litres of water for 2 - 3 days. Avoid medicating if you believe your birds do not have coccidiosis.
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« Reply #2 on Aug 7, 2005, 1:29pm » | |
Coccidiosis treatment for Chicks – Natural way
You may find that your chicks come down with Coccidiosis if and when you stop feeding them medicated feed
The medicated feed has Amprol (Corid is Amprol) in it, this inhibits the protozoa from forming in the chick, it does not cure them, it just delays the inevitable until they are old enough to fight off the disease and their own immune system can take over and make antibodies
Some people do not feed their chick’s medicated feed at all
In this case when introducing your chicks to the flock you have to watch very carefully for signs of Coccidiosis in their droppings, at the first sign of any meaty bits or blood, automatically assume that it is Coccidiosis, they can and will pick it up even by scratching around in dirt that other chickens have been in or on, these chickens have had it and are now immune, you can even pass it onto them by touching your flock then going and touching your chicks
Start them on medication straight away, they respond to the medication for Coccidiosis really quickly, and they will succumb to the disease really quickly if you don’t
Follow the manufacturers directions for administering it
You can keep them on Corid if you so desire, it won’t hurt them
How to feed this to the chicks
2 qts of dry crumbles
4 cups water
2 tsp of Corid
mix with water and then add to dry feed
Make sure the feed is wet but crumbly…not wet and soggy
Put in plastic feeders and spread out so every chicken gets at least 2-3 tsp of wet mash with medication in it, they should eat it in 1-2 hrs.
Clean feeders and dry and put dry crumbles back in.
Do this for three days - once a day.
Also use at least 1 tsp of Corid to a gallon of water as the only water source for 7 days.
Some people leave their birds on medicated starter grower feed until the birds are 8 months old, they feel that the birds are large enough that if they do come across the Coccidiosis germ and it gets into their system then they will have a much better chance of fighting it
You must understand, that the medicated feed does not stop them from getting the disease, it just delays it from happening to them
Wet conditions will breed the Coccidiosis, and also dry dusty conditions
If your birds have already come down with Coccidiosis, don’t think that by feeding them the medicated feed this will cure them….IT WON’T… they need special medication to remove the protozoa once it has entered their system
Coccidiosis is a protozoan
There are 7 main strains of Coccidiosis, so even if you birds get one form of it they may get it again and again but they may be different strains, the good news it that each time they get one strain and get over it they are immune to it for the rest of their lives… Unless… you over do the medication and give it too often and too much… this will do the complete opposite and kill any immunity they have against any Coccidiosis strains, and they will have to start all over again
This is a natural way of helping your bird’s intestine come back into normal action after having Coccidiosis
It will help to heal their gut and intestine
Mix this into a soupy mixture, and then put it into plastic feeders once a day, spread over a three-day period, for the first week, then twice a week the 2nd week then once a week for rest of chicken life.
It is natural pro-biotic and restores the good bacteria that fight the bad bacteria in a chickens intestine.
Leave this in for up to three hrs and then clean plastic feeders and restock dry crumbles.
Each bird needs 2-3 tsp per time.
To feed approximately 50 birds
2 qts of dry crumbles (4 pints) (2.3 litres)
4 qts of buttermilk (8 pints) (4.6 litres)
1/2 cup yoghurt
To feed approximately 30 birds
1 quart of dry crumbles (2 pints) (1.14 litres)
2 quarts of buttermilk (4 pints) (2.3 litres)
¼ cup yoghurt
To feed approximately 20 birds
1 pint of dry crumbles (600 ml)
1 quart of buttermilk (2 pints) (1.14 litres)
3 tablespoons yoghurt
To feed approximately 10 birds
½ pint of dry crumbles (300 ml)
1 pint of buttermilk (600 ml)
2 tablespoons of yoghurt
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Coccidiosis Treatment
There are many forms of Coccidiosis, but two main ones are treated, these are Cecal and Intestinal
Coccidiosis in chickens is caused by seven different species of coccidia (genus Eimeria), which are single celled parasites that live in the gut wall of their host. These coccidia are host specific: turkeys and other species are not infected by fowl coccidia and vice-versa. The different species of coccidia live in different parts of the gut and can be divided into those causing intestinal coccidiosis (the majority) or caecal coccidiosis (one species).
Coccidiosis Cecal Symptoms
In chicks or young birds, droopiness, huddling with ruffled feathers, loss of appetite, retarded growth, and bloody diarrhoea in early stages
It affects their cecum
Mortality is high
Spread from contact with droppings of infected birds. Spread on used equipment, feed sacks, feet o humans and wild birds
An important symptom is blood around the vent or bloody diarrhea
Unfortunately, many different diseases of chickens show identical symptoms which makes accurate diagnosis very difficult
Coccidiosis Intestinal Symptoms
Affects growing or semi mature birds, droopiness, huddling with ruffled feathers, loss in interest in water and feed, retarded growth or weight loss, watery, moucousy, or pasty, tan or blood tinged diarrrhea, sometimes emaciation and dehydration
In mature birds; thin breast, weak legs, drop in laying, sometimes diarrrhea
If affects their intestinal tract
Mortality is limited to high
Spread from droppings of infected birds; spread on used equipment, feed sacks feet of humans and wild birds
An important symptom is blood around the vent or bloody diarrhea
Unfortunately, many different diseases of chickens show identical symptoms which makes accurate diagnosis very difficult
Treatment:
1-teaspoon amprolium (20 percent) per gallon drinking water for 5 days (this is not an antibiotic)
Also a broad spectrum antibiotic to guard against secondary infections, ask your vet what they have available
Following this treatment, give multi vitamin supplement (especially A and K)
Survivors are immune by may never be as productive as uninfected birds
Spread of the disease
Damp or contaminated litter and overcrowding favour its development.
Most commercial chick starters contain a drug that inhibits coccidiosis, however if a clean, dry environment is not maintained then disease can occur. Birds fed diets without preventative drugs are particularly at risk so clean dry litter and adequate space are especially important
If you have soil in your coop it would be advisable to turn it, but don’t allow dust to blow everywhere, as this will spread the disease, if you sprinkle hydrated lime into the soil it will help to eradicated the problem… make sure no lumps are on the floor, use a flour sifter to apply it and then rake it into the dirt
Coccidiosis is spread when one bird eats faecal material from an infected bird, which contains the infective stage of the coccidia (small egg-like bodies called oocysts). The oocysts in the droppings need moisture and warmth to mature before they can infect other birds, but in the right conditions, can do so very quickly (24 hr). Oocysts can remain alive in poultry sheds for more than a year and they are very resistant to most disinfectants.
Oocysts are ingested when birds scratch and peck at the litter or consume contaminated feed or water. Each oocyst breaks down in the gut to release eight organisms that invade the lining of the gut. They then multiply through several cycles to produce thousands of parasites, damaging the gut and causing disease that may lead to the fowl's death.
Beginning five to seven days after infection, thousands of oocysts pass out in the droppings of the bird to continue the life cycle. It is impossible to prevent this spread unless birds are housed so that they have no contact with faeces.
Antibiotics don’t cure Coccidiosis, but it will help to eliminate the possibility of a secondary infection taking hold of your bird, and it is sometimes the secondary infections that end up killing the bird
These are some of the drugs you can use to treat Coccidiosis; it is not a complete list but will give you some ideas on what to ask for at the store when purchasing the medication
Trade name Chemical name
1 Amprolium Soluble Thiamine derivates
2 Sulfaquin, Coxytrol Sulpha drugs
3 Baycox Toltrazuril
These drugs, under their trade names are readily available
However, dose rates are variable and complex
Most go into the drinking water
The best advice on treatment is to follow the manufacturer’s recommendations and if in doubt contact the Department of Agriculture
Baycox is expensive and usually considered to be the last resort used only with severe cases
The program must be followed carefully to obtain the correct results
If you give your birds too much, you will kill any immunity they have obtained
Here are two antibiotics you can use safely with the Coccidia treatment
Bacitracin (antibiotic) in drinking water at the rate of ½ gram per gallon for 4 days, combined with Amprolium to control the coccidia; vitamin supplement following treatment hastens recovery
And
Tetracycline (antibiotic) for 10 days and Amprol = 5 days Amprolium
It may also be a good idea to incorporate yoghurt into their diet (1 to 2 tablespoons per day mixed with their feed) , as any antibiotic causes diarrrhea, and the yoghurt helps the natural flora and fauna to return the bowel to normal stopping or decreasing the diarrrhea effect of the antibiotics
All of the Coccidiosis medications thin the blood of the chickens, this is why it is always a good idea to follow up the treatment with a multi vitamin, especially vitamins A and K, A is to rebuild the birds immune system, and K to thicken up the blood after the medication
Secondary infections can be just as deadly as the Coccidiosis infection
Coccidiosis and Necrotic Enteritis
Bacitracin (antibiotic) in drinking water at the rate of ½ gram per gallon for 4 days, combined with Amprolium to control the coccidia; vitamin supplement following treatment hastens recovery
Coccidiosis and Infectious Anemia
Avoid all coccidiostat’s; which increase the diseases severity, treatment with antibiotics or Sulfa drugs may worsen the disease
Treat with multi vitamins and electrolytes… include trace minerals and vitamins B and K to help with recovery
Coccidiosis can be confused with similar diseases such as blackhead, salmonellosis and necrotic enteritis.
Information on Vitamins
Vitamins supplements A and K, the A helps them with vision, growth, bone development, resistance to disease and parasites, the K helps them with normal blood clotting, this is very necessary after taking any medication for coccidiosis, as it tends to thin out their blood and they can and so suffer from bleeding if repeated dosing of the medication is given, or over dosing
Give electrolytes a couple of weeks after the Coccidiosis treatment, it will help them to perk up, as the electrolytes contain thiamine, and if you administer Amprol to get rid of the cocci it will not work successfully due to thiamine in the mixture, so just to be on the safe side it may be best to give them this at a later date
Coccidiosis will return in your birds, you are only eliminating one strain of this disease, there are around 32 different strains, 8 that attack on a regular basis, so your birds may get over this attack and become immune to that particular strain, but they may have another strain attack them that they have not built up an immunity to, be alert
I use my eggs to feed back to my birds, mixing 2 eggs with their dry food every day, this way I don’t waste them, the amount of medication in the eggs is so minimal that once it has been re distributed and broken down it is basically non existent
But some people are against this and recommend you discard all eggs during treatment, as they are worried about the residual medication still in the egg
I would not eat these eggs or sell them, but I would use them
So the end decision will be up to you
Natural help
If they look to be in pain you could give them some chamomile leaves to ease their tummies... Not very many maybe a 1-tablespoon mixed into their feed (this amount will treat 15 birds)
Also feed some garlic and alfalfa sprouts
The garlic will make the antibiotic more effective and the alfalfa (cold) will help to keep their strength up
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COCCIDIOSIS - Very common disease.
Pale birds; bloody droppings; ruffled feathers; deaths.
One celled parasite - coccidia - 9 species.
Host specific; immunity specific.
Coccidia - need moisture, O2, and temperature.
Prevent by keeping birds dry; feed 0.0125% Amprol continuously to 8 weeks of age.
Amprol @ 1/3 oz. Powder/gallon water 10-14 days for treatment
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« Reply #4 on Aug 7, 2005, 1:31pm » | |
COCCIDIOSIS
· Poultry coccidia are strictly host-specific, and also affect specific intestinal locations.
· Transmission: Both clinically ill and recovered birds shed oocysts in droppings.
Transmission also by mechanical carriers.
· Fresh oocysts are not infective until they sporulate (1-2 days under optimal conditions = warm, moist environment).
Prepatent period is 4-7 days.
Sporulated oocysts can survive for a long time in the environment.
Killed by freezing or very high temperatures.
Clinical signs:
Range from decreased growth rate to visibly sick birds with severe diarrhea, decreased egg production and high mortality.
Diagnosis:
Demonstration of oocysts in feces or intestinal scrapings.
Must correlate with clinical disease.
Fresh necropsy findings are also helpful.
Control:
Can maintain on wire floors to separate birds from droppings. Protective immunity develops over time, and older birds are usually more resistant than young birds.
Controlled exposure is routinely used to immunize broiler breeder flocks.
Litter moisture content (low) is critical in control of coccidiosis.
Treatment:
Various anticoccidials are available, and are usually given in feed (preventative) or water (treatment).
Prophylactic use is preferred because most of the damage occurs before signs are obvious.
Drugs include amprolium, clopidol, sulfonamides, ethopabate, halofuginone hydrobromide, nicarbazin, nitrobenzamides, quinolones, and robenidine. Ionophore antibiotics (monensin, salinomycin, lasalocid, narasin) are the mainstay.
Chickens - Strains that Chickens get
· Eimeria necatrix, E. tenella, and E. maxima are the most pathogenic in chickens, because they cause extensive hemorrhage.
· E. necatrix: Major lesions in the anterior and middle small intestine. Serosal surfaces have small white spots intermingled with rounded red spots. Can sometimes see clumps of schizonts microscopically in white areas. Severe cases may have thickened and dilated intestinal wall, and a lumen filled with blood, mucus, and fluid. Oocysts found in the ceca.
· E. tenella: Found only in the ceca. See accumulation of blood in the ceca and bloody droppings. May find cecal cores (clotted blood + tissue debris + oocysts) in birds that survive the acute stage.
· E. maxima: Causes the most prominent midgut ballooning and hemorrhage in chickens. Thickened walls with mucoid, blood-tinged exuadate and serosal petechiae. Mid-lower small intestine is affected. Produces the largest oocysts.
· E. mivati: Plaques of oocysts in upper small intestine. Plaques coalesce in heavy infections. Oocysts very similar to E. mitis. Lesions similar to E. acervulina.
· E. mitis: Affects the lower small intestine. Lesions are mild and easy to miss. Oocysts very similar to E. mivati.
· E. acervulina: Numerous white transverse patches in the upper half of the small intestine (duodenum). Lesions similar to E. mivati.
· E. brunetti: Mucosa is thickened, pale and disrupted, but lacks discrete foci. In severe infections, may see coagulative necrosis, mucoid bloody enteritis, and sloughing of the mucosa through most of the small intestine (especially lower SI and rectum).
Turkeys
· E. adenoeides in ceca.
· E. dispersa in entire small intestine.
· E. gallopavonis in lower small intestine and rectum.
· E. meleagrimitis in middle half of small intestine.
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« Reply #5 on Aug 7, 2005, 1:32pm » | |
Using Corid for Coccidiosis FAQ
Q.
Is there another product I can to treat coccidiosis?
A.
You can use Corid
Couldn’t get Amprolium so had to settle for Sulfamethazine
Q.
Can I order Corid on line
Corid is amprolium and takes 1 tsp per gallon of only drinking water for 5 days
A.
Yes you can order Corid online
But if you haven’t got any and you have another Coccidiosis medication use it… it is better to use something rather than nothing… when you get the medication you really want to use then if the condition has not improved then use the new meds
You can order the Corid from (USA) fowlstuff@earthlink.com or smith@poultrysupplies.com http://www.poultrysupplies.com/
Q.
Should I do anything after I have given my birds treatment for Coccidiosis using any of the medications?
A.
Immediately after the coccidiosis treatment you must restore the intestine PH and get good bacteria back into the intestines
Feed for a week after treatment
1 qt (1.14 litres) of feed what ever kind they are on
1/2 cup yoghurt
2 qt’s (1.14 litres) buttermilk or sour house milk with 1 qt (1.14 litres) milk 1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar
Feed this wet mash for one week every day so each bird gets at least 2 tsp per bird then once a week there after
In the water after medication as only water source put 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar 4.55 litres (per gallon) of water this works with the buttermilk and yoghurt to restore the PH level of the intestine.
Which in turn fights the germs the bird has after the medication was given.
Do not ever use ACV when medicating any thing.
Q.
How do I store Corid powder
A.
Keep it in a closed jar with lid on, keep it in it original package so it will stay fresh.
Q.
How much Corid should I use
A.
Do use it as it says though as it will not work if used just for a day or so.
Q.
When is it most likely for Coccidiosis to break out
A.
Generally coccidiosis comes with rain, moisture & humidity
If the waterers get wet under then this is a place that it will start in a lot of cases
If you can make up a wooden or metal frame and put some steel mesh over the top elevating the waterers off the ground and allowing the overspill to dry under the mesh, and the chickens can’t peck at it then you will have a much better chance of not having Coccidiosis in your flock
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« Reply #6 on Aug 7, 2005, 1:34pm » | |
Using Sulmet for Coccidiosis FAQ
Q.
I looks like my crew does have coccidiosis
I started them on Sulmet
Also I found bloody droppings in my main run.
Have people had success with Sulmet after two days?
What should I do if I still see bloody poo?
Everyone is still showing no signs of being sick except the poop.
I try to keep everything clean, change water, raised all together and use medicated starter/grower- anything else I can do?
A.
Use the full dosage for two days, then cut to half-dose according to the directions on the bottle.
It took around a week to see results
Sulmet is not a good drug to use for chickens with Coccidiosis
It tends to upset their gut
For the Sulmet to be effective it needs to be fed much stronger than the bird can tolerate
The feed stores sell it because it is cheaper and the feed stores can sell it for animals and poultry and people will pay the lower price rather than pay a bit higher price for a package of Amprol (Corid)
The Sulmet is good for goats, sheep, hogs any thing in animal line so use it for that
I think Sulmet is good as long as you use it quick enough. You can almost predict a coci outbreak on young, especially when changing from medicated chick starter to non medicated grower. If you wait a few days then give Sulmet regardless it works efficiently. But what works even better is let the chicks hatch under a broody hen, feed no medicated feed, let them have complete run of the yard eating anything they wish (even old bird poop and dirty water) and they may get Coccidiosis, but will build up a resistance over time and then be immune from that particular strain for the rest of their lives
Q.
Is there another product I can use apart from Sulmet?
A.
You can use Corid instead of Sulmet.
Couldn’t get Amprolium so had to settle for Sulfamethazine
Q.
Can I order Corid on line
Corid is amprolium and takes 1 tsp per gallon of only drinking water for 5 days
A.
Yes you can order Corid online
But if you haven’t got any and you have another Coccidiosis medication use it… it is better to use something rather than nothing… when you get the medication you really want to use then if the condition has not improved then use the new meds
You can order the Corid from (USA) fowlstuff@earthlink.com or smith@poultrysupplies.com http://www.poultrysupplies.com/
Q.
Should I do anything after I have given my birds treatment for Coccidiosis using any of the medications?
A.
Immediately after the coccidiosis treatment you must restore the intestine PH and get good bacteria back into the intestines
Feed for a week after treatment
1 qt (1.14 litres) of feed what ever kind they are on
1/2 cup yoghurt
2 qt’s (1.14 litres) buttermilk or sour house milk with 1 qt (1.14 litres) milk 1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar
Feed this wet mash for one week every day so each bird gets at least 2 tsp per bird then once a week there after
In the water after medication as only water source put 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar 4.55 litres (per gallon) of water this works with the buttermilk and yoghurt to restore the PH level of the intestine.
Which in turn fights the germs the bird has after the medication was given.
Do not ever use ACV when medicating any thing.
Q.
How do I store Corid powder
A.
Keep it in a closed jar with lid on, keep it in it original package so it will stay fresh.
Q.
How much Corid should I use
A.
Do use it as it says though as it will not work if used just for a day or so.
Q.
When is it most likely for Coccidiosis to break out
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Generally coccidiosis comes with rain, moisture & humidity
If the waterers get wet under then this is a place that it will start in a lot of cases
If you can make up a wooden or metal frame and put some steel mesh over the top elevating the waterers off the ground and allowing the overspill to dry under the mesh, and the chickens can’t peck at it then you will have a much better chance of not having Coccidiosis in your flock
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« Reply #7 on Aug 7, 2005, 1:36pm » | |
Vaccinating against Coccidiosis
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I have hatched out some chicks and want to vaccinate them for coccidia before I put them in the barn. I have them in my house for now and don't know where I can get the vaccination or how to do it? Is it in liquid form or do I have to give shots?
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Cocci vaccines are too expensive for the small operator to use.
The easiest way to vaccinate chicks is to put them on a starter with a coccidiostat.
Then on day 2 put some droppings (1 or 2 nice droppings which are a day or 2 old) from your adult birds in a quart of water which has been sitting at room temperature for 2 days or so.
Give the water to your chicks in a chick fount after they have been without water for 1 1/2 hours.
Then don't change the water for 2 days just add more to keep the chicks drinking it.
That will inoculate the chicks with spores and the coccidiostat will keep the cocci from overwhelming the chicks.
When the chicks are about 5 to 6 weeks old (or have each eaten 2 pounds of starter with coccidiostat) put them on chick grower.
They should then have lifetime immunity to the cocci present in your area.
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« Reply #8 on Sept 12, 2005, 9:36pm » | |
Coccidiosis
Coccidiosis is a disease of fowl caused by a microscopic animal or protozoa and is characterized by diarrhea, unthriftiness and variable levels of mortality.
In spite of much research to advance the control and treatment of this disease, it remains the most costly disease of the poultry industry.
Coccidiosis is caused by microscopic animals called coccidia. There are many species of coccidia that can infect fowl, domestic animals and humans.
Each species of coccidia is host specific and does not infect a wide variety of animals.
After an outbreak of a specific species of coccidia, the flock will develop a resistance to the exposed coccidia species but remain resistant to other infective species.
This means that a flock may experience several outbreaks of coccidiosis, each being caused by a different species of coccidia.
Chickens are susceptible to any of nine coccidia species, turkeys are susceptible to seven species and quail are susceptible to at least four different species of coccidia.
Coccidiosis is transmitted by direct or indirect contact with droppings of infected birds.
When a bird ingests coccidia, the organisms invade the lining of the intestine and produce tissue damage as the undergo reproduction.
Within a week after infection, the coccidia shed immature descendants that are referred to as oocysts.
The oocysts shed in the droppings are not capable of infecting another bird unless they pass through a maturation process (sporulation) in the litter
This sporulation occurs within a one to three day period if the litter is warm and damp but can take much longer if the conditions are cool and dry.
After sporulation the coccidia are infective if consumed by a new host bird.
The number of infective coccidia consumed by the host is a primary factor as to the severity of the resulting infection
An infection may be mild enough to go unnoticed while a large infective dose of coccidia may produce severe lesions that can cause death. Coccidia survive for long periods outside the bird's body.
They are easily transmitted from one house to another on contaminated boots, clothing, free-flying birds, equipment, feed sacks, insects and rodents.
Coccidiosis usually occurs in growing birds and young adults.
It is seldom seen in birds under three weeks or in mature birds. Signs of an outbreak include birds that are pale, droopy, tend to huddle, consume less feed and water, have diarrhea, and may become emaciated and dehydrated.
Laying hens will experience a reduction in rate of egg production.
Cecal coccidiosis may produce bloody droppings and anemia that is often followed by death.
Intestinal coccidiosis is not as acute and is more chronic in nature. It produces less mortality than the cecal form.
Lesions of the infection depend on the species of coccidia causing the problem, its severity and stage of the disease. Cecal coccidiosis may produce a ballooning of the cecal pouches that is filled with free blood.
A later stage is characterized by cecae that are filled with a material with a cheesy consistency and being tinged with variable amounts of blood.
Lesions of intestinal coccidiosis vary from a rather mild enteritis to a severe necrotic or hemorrhagic type.
Cecal coccidiosis may be confused with blackhead and salmonellosis due to their similar lesions.
Intestinal coccidiosis may be confused with hemorrhagic anemia syndrome and other enteric diseases.
Definite diagnosis is made from the microscopic examination of scrapings of the digestive tract and identification of the coccidia organisms.
Since it is common for healthy birds to possess some coccidia, consideration of flock history and lesions must be considered before making diagnosis and treatment recommendations.
It is difficult, if not impossible, to prevent coccidiosis by sanitation alone.
It is best prevented by addition of a drug (coccidiostat) to the feed that controls the growth of coccidia in the digestive tract.
Many coccidiostats are available commercially.
Coccidiostats should not be indiscriminately used and recommendations must be followed precisely.
A coccidiosis vaccine is also available commercially. The product is useful only in certain types of poultry operations and must be used as recommended. Seek expert advice before using the vaccine.
Reference:
http://www.msstate.edu/dept/poultry/index.htm
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« Reply #9 on Sept 12, 2005, 9:39pm » | |
Coccidiosis
http://web.uconn.edu/poultry/poultrypages/diseasefactsheet.html
COCCIDIOSIS - Very common disease.
Pale birds; bloody droppings; ruffled feathers; deaths.
One celled parasite - coccidia - 9 species.
Host specific; immunity specific.
Coccidia - need moisture, O2, and temperature.
Prevent by keeping birds dry; feed 0.0125% Amprol continuously to 8 weeks of age.
Amprol @ 1/3 oz. Powder/gallon water 10-14 days for treatment.
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« Reply #11 on Oct 26, 2006, 11:17am » | |
MEDICATIONS - Most commonly used.
Antibiotics
Terramycin (Oxytetracycline) - safe; use @ 200 mg. To 1000 mg. (1 Gm.) per gallon water; withdrawal time - 5 days.
Aureomycin (Chlortetracycline) - use exactly as Terramycin.
NF 180 - not water soluble - must use in feed @ 100-200 Gm./ton.
Neomycin - good against E. coli bacteria. May use in water or feed.
Gallimycin (Erythromycin) - water or feed, good against Mycoplasma. Withdrawal - 1 day.
Coccidiosis Medications
Amprolium (Corid) - for treating coccidiosis; very safe. (See recommended dose under coccidiosis).
Sulfaquinoxaline or Sulfamethazine - water or feed; less safe; somewhat toxic to bone marrow. Withdrawal - 10 days.
Worming Medications
Tramizol - wormer, 20 mg. Per bird per day (1 Gm. powder per gallon water for 1-2 days).
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COCCIDIOSIS - Very common disease.
Pale birds; bloody droppings; ruffled feathers; deaths.
One celled parasite - coccidia - 9 species.
Host specific; immunity specific.
Coccidia - need moisture, O2, and temperature.
Prevent by keeping birds dry; feed 0.0125% Amprol continuously to 8 weeks of age.
Amprol @ 1/3 oz. Powder/gallon water 10-14 days for treatment.
Coccidiosis
Coccidiosis is one of the oldest and most widely known diseases of poultry, Although there are good effective treatments and preventive medications (coccidiostats) for coccidiosis, it still occurs quite frequently in chickens today.
Coccidiosis is a disease caused by the invasion of the intestinal wall with coccidia, a type of microscopic one-cellular animals caused protozoa.
There are basically nine kinds of coccidiosis in chickens. One kind: Eimeria tenella, causes cecal coccidiosis, where blood is found in the two blind pouches (ceca) of the chicken-gut, and in chronic or healed cases a yellow core ("cigar") can be found in the ceca. The other eight kinds infect the small intestine.
The two most important ones are Eimeria Acervulina and Eimeria Necatrix. Both damage the intestine severely and can cause morality, unthriftiness and loss of egg-production. Turkeys have their own kinds of coccidiosis, different from chicken varieties. There are seven species of coccidiosis found in turkeys.
A mild coccidiosis infection is not very harmful and is actually necessary to create immunity in the future laying hen, if she is to live on the floor.
Coccidiosis organisms develop little eggs (oocysts) in the intestine that are passed in the droppings and can then infect other chickens in the same pen. If chickens are held on wire floor, they cannot get in contact with droppings and will generally remain free of coccidiosis. Wet litter and warm temperature induce a heavy coccidiosis infection in the litter. That's why many coccidiosis outbreaks occur in the springtime (May, June).
Preventively, drugs are given in the chicks starter and grower feed, from day-old until 12-15 weeks of age. Such drugs are called coccidiostats, because they inhibit the growth of the coccia, but leave enough coccidia alive to permit the build-up of immunity to coccidiosis in the growing pullet.
In broilers, no immunity against coccidiosis is needed because of their short life span. Therefore in broilers we frequently use coccidiostats that completely inhibit coccida build up.
Severe infections of coccidiosis will result in young chickens being sleepy and sitting with ruffled feathers. In cases of cecal coccidiosis, dropping will contain blood. Heavy mortality can result if treatment is not started immediately.
Treatment consists of drugs such as liquid amprolium or sulfa drugs (Sulmet, ESB3 or Whitsyn), but one should be careful with sulfa drugs, as they can be toxic when given too long or in too high dosages.
Never give sulfa drugs to laying hens. In E. Necatrix infectious blood may occur in the intestine and mortality can be 1% per week or more.
E. Acervulina infections are less dramatic, but tend to be more chronic in nature with long term damage to the intestine and resulting in smaller, unthrifty pullets that do not produce enough eggs.
If chickens appear sick and ruffled from coccidiosis, get a diagnosis at a diagnostic laboratory. It can be made quickly and medication started immediately.
http://www.sp.conn.edu
Poultry Diseases and Medication for Small Flocks
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