*Poultry FAQ.* 

 #Dr. Rex 

Series1: Episode B

 ~FAQ 2

Client X~ : 

 _Dear doctor,

 *This is an emergency.* 

I have a flock of broilers that had been doing very well until this happened. 

I’m quite experienced with birds but this caught me off guard.

 Every thing had been done right on The farm, until last weekend. The flock suddenly started showing signs of mild sickness, and I started antibiotics.

Unfortunately, it has hit hard and now I’m loosing birds by the hour. The dropping have shown that they are loosing a lot of blood .

 I started using diclazuril, but it seems to worsen.

What should i do? I need help fast! 

Answer: The first principle when dealing with diseases in poultry is: *drugs help, but only when they are used right.* 

After a quick inspection, we realised that this was a peculiar case. It was frustrating for  everyone involved due to the fact that the carcasses loose condition very fast, and you might not get your answers if you check the organs after an hour.

 By the time the disease agent responsible was spreading, the antibiotics killed a lot of beneficial protective bacteria in the intestines and allowed  ‘opportunist’ bacteria to take over.

 Then they started to worsen the situation. 

Then the main cause of the problem ( __Eimeria_ ) took over. And everything went really bad.

The subtle signs, such as early  reduced weight gain, loss of skin pigmentation, diarrhoea, were missed! 

By this time, a drug like diclazuril wouldn’t help much.

 Many farmers learn what coccidiosis looks like, but do not have details related to it, such as ” *dropping score* “.

This makes it difficult to be rational about their descriptions. 

Most feed preparations come with a dose of anti-coccidials, but also these organisms have proven to be highly resistant to many drugs (especially those they’ve been used to over time). 

 *Coxclin* is  a perfect blend for this situation. It contains a blend of *Sulphaquinoxalin* ( Sulfaclozine), *Diaverdin* and *Vitamin-K* . 

The advantage of this combination is that, apart from treating coccidiosis, its has proven activity *against  colibacilosis, and pasturella* (agent which causes fowl cholera in birds).

 These are the disease agents that make the disease terrible to manage (Let’s just say they work together to make sure you don’t make your profit).

This drug combination would have taken care of the mixed ‘ _Eimerial_ ‘ strains, and keep the bacteria in check.

Both Intestinal and Caecal forms of the disease would be taken care of.

Added to this, it prevents blood loss (due to Vitamin-K).

Then, we introduce electrolytes ( *VitamnoConcOral or Maxiboost* ) and your birds would bounce back.

Thank you for your time. 

I hope we find these tips helpful. 

You’ve been awesome, and I’ve been Dr. Rex. 

Catch you on the next one.

 This session was sponsored by: 

 *Allwright pharmaceuticals Investment Limited* 

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