Coccidiosis in pet chickens

Re: Coccidiosis in pet chickens

tess — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 00:18:26 GMT

Also worth questioning clients about husbandry, as prevention is better than cure.

I personally don't use any form of spot ons for my own hens, just louse powder which is allowed in organic set ups. Red mite is best controlled by good husbandry of the henhouse as they live in the environment and feed at night. Poultry Shield is good for disinfection of housing. Surgical spirit seems to deal with scaley leg and has worked well in the past for me.

Good husbandry tends to result in minimal drug requirements, and I do quiz clients quite closely about cleanliness etc.

Re: Coccidiosis in pet chickens

Suzanne Kelly — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 22:46:39 GMT

Thank you so much guys, that JSAP article is fab! Thanks a million for the Amprolium info too, much appreciated. My chicken clients are going to be thrilled :))

Re: Coccidiosis in pet chickens

Aisling McGrath — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 22:40:11 GMT

Coccibal has no egg withdrawal and is licensed. See data sheet: http://www.vetsonic.co.uk/datasheets/SPC%20Coccibal.pdf

Re: Coccidiosis in pet chickens

Rob Loxley — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 20:20:00 GMT

[quote user="Aisling McGrath"]There was a really good article in JSAP about this issue recently[/quote]

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jsap.12254/full

Re: Coccidiosis in pet chickens

Suzanne Kelly — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 17:07:04 GMT

Hi what's the trade name of the amprolium that has no egg withdrawal? The only stuff I can find is not licensed for food producing animals at all.

Re: Coccidiosis in pet chickens

Aisling McGrath — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:22:51 GMT

Chickens are tricky. They seem to keep changing the rules of what's ok to use.

There was a really good article in JSAP about this issue recently. I am just reading it now (Backyard poultry: legislation, zoonoses

and disease prevention - wish I could remember how to reference it properly, lol) , and it states that Amprolium is authorized for laying hens in UK for coccidiosis. No meat or egg withdrawal. Trade names given are Coccibal and Eimeryl.

I have used Septrin (TMPS) before, as we have it in the practice anyway (use for small furries), however not sure how well it works... or how appropriate it is under the cascade for chickens.

They mention later on about Ivermectin as an endectocide, but just says use under the cascade with appropriate withdrawal period. If a withdrawal period doesn't exist, then isn't it automatically 7 days? Although I think I normally advise 28days to be on the safe side....