Koktsidioz – one of typical pathologies of domestic hens. The disease has infectious character. Most often not adult hens, namely chickens suffer from koktsidioz.
The disease is caused by the simplest parasites – eymeriya. Their distribution is promoted by wild birds, mainly through excrements. Vegetables and other plants from kitchen garden can be etiology if they have been fed up by the infected dung. Entering of activators and with water or the earth standing is possible.
After penetration into organism of eymeriya damage mucous intestines of bird that promotes distribution of other pathogenic microflora secondary infection results.
At activators of koktsidioz difficult life cycle therefore completely to get rid of them it is unreal. They promptly breed, and four days later with dung of the infected bird new parties of eymeriya get to surrounding space. In heat they remain viable within several months. If koktsidioz not to diagnose in time, it is possible to lose all brood.
The disease proceeds in chronic or sharp form. Most often the second option meets. Suffer from koktsidioz mainly young growth aged from three weeks up to two months. The disease occurs also in week chickens, but is extremely rare.
For exact diagnosing of koktsidioz it is necessary to call the veterinarian on the house which will take on the analysis blood and kcal of bird. However knowledge of symptomatology of illness will allow to take number of measures in time and to minimize consequences.
The hen house the following signs have to guard:
- lack of interest at birds in food;
- the low-mobility and collecting of bird in small group or are closer to heat;
- diarrhea which changes color from greenish on red-brown, with impregnations of blood and slime;
- posvetleniye of integuments, comb and mucous nasopharynx;
- exhaustion;
- violation of movements;
- vzjeroshennost.
At final stages of koktsidioz paresis of wings and paws is formed. In some cases there comes paralysis.
At identification at least of one sign from above-mentioned, it is necessary to transplant at once sick birds to other room. To wash out feeding troughs, laying to change and carry out disinfection of the hen house and also the adjacent area. These measures minimize death of birds.
Apply koktsidiostatik to treatment – the means doing organism of sick bird unsuitable for development of the activator. Such drugs as Zoalen, "Dekoks", Statil concern them. They are given with water or food, it is only strict according to the instruction. Absolutely tiny chickens can cut dosage by half. Also sick bird is given antibiotics – Biseptol, Trikhopol,
Koktsidioz dehydrates and the organism of chickens oppresses, loading at the same time all bodies, mainly heart. Therefore use of auxiliary medicines which will allow bird to be restored quicker is reasonable. So, for completion of loss of water enter physical solution. It is done intravenously or hypodermically. For fast healing mucous intestines feed a liquid bird such checked house means as oak bark broth.