Poultry Disease Management and Control
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Coccidiostats ,Coccidiosis
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Coccidiostats ,Coccidiosis
What are the risks of overusing coccidiostats in poultry farms,which variety is more fatal and effect on birds performance,what is the perfect schedule of coccidiostats in feed ?
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Poultry coccidiosis is one of the most common diseases in the world. It generates economic losses due to mortality, reduced body weight plus the expenses related to preventive and therapeutic control, while also predisposing birds to necrotic enteritis. Worldwide yearly losses have been estimated at more than US$3 billion due to coccidiosis in chickens and other avian species.
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Currently, in major poultry producing countries, ionophore combinations with nicarbazin are among the most widely employed drugs for the control of coccidiosis
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Which Form of Cocci Vaccine is effective Sir
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The risk of overusing the same coccidiostat for a prolong periods of time to control coccidiosis can resistance in the protozoa. Once resistance is established, then the control of coccidiosis will become harder to achieve and will negatively affect the growth performance of birds and the productive efficiency of the system.
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