Poultry farming is very popular with many farmers and backyard owners. To obtain a high-quality result of your activities, you should take certain preventive measures. Coccidiosis is considered a common disease in poultry., the fight against which we will describe in this article with the help of the drug amprolium. The pharmacological properties and instructions for using the drug can be found below.
What diseases is amprolium used for?
Amprolium hydrochloride, which is the active substance of this drug, helps to inhibit the growth of coccidial parasites. The drug is effective in schizogony of the first two generations... Also, it should be noted that amprolium does not have any harmful and depressing effects on the immune system.
Major diseasesthe action of the drug is directed to are:
- Coccidiosis;
- Aymeriosis;
- Cestosis;
- Trematodosis;
- Entomosis.
The success and effectiveness of the fight against coccidial parasites is depending on the quality of feeding and keeping the poultry. So, the effectiveness of any coccidiostatics can have a certain effect the following factors:
- Mode temperature;
- The quality of the used litter;
- Humidity premises;
- Conditions feeding;
- Emergence intercurrent diseases;
- Types coccidium;
- Parasite sensitivity to the drug, etc.
Therefore, the problem of the occurrence and spread of coccidiosis can be solved only with the complex use of the correct keeping of poultry using amprolium, following the instructions and recommended dosages.
How to apply for chicks, instructions
Amprolium is applied by adding a powdery substance to the feed mixture or drinking water.
For chickens
With drinking water
- In order to prevent - it is used for poultry aged from three days to 16-17 weeks, observing a daily dose of 400-420 g of powder per 500-550 liters of water or 250 mg of hydrochloride per liter of clean water.
- Treatment - therapy is carried out for one week, adhering to the daily norms - 400-420 g of powder per 500-550 liters of water or 250 mg of hydrochloride per liter of clean water.
In the course of treatment with this drug, the above-described remedy should be used with a single drink, that is, do not give clean water to birds.
With feed
- In order to prevent - the drug is also used only for birds aged from three days to 17 weeks, in a daily dose of 400 g of the drug per ton of feed or 125 mg of amprolium hydrochloride per kilogram of feed.
- Treatment - 850 g amprolium per ton of feed or 125 mg amprolium hydrochloride per kilogram of feed mixture for 8-12 days.
For broiler chickens
With drinking water
- In order to prevent - birds aged from three days to 16 weeks, observing the daily rate of 200 g of powder per 500-550 liters of water or 120 mg of hydrochloride per liter of clean water. The drug should be stopped five days before slaughter.
- Treatment - produced within seven days, maintaining the recommended daily dosage - 350-380 g of powder per 500-550 liters of water or 230 mg of hydrochloride per liter of pure water.
With feed
- In order to prevent - it is used for animals aged from three days to 16 weeks, adhering to a daily dosage of 350-400 g of the drug per ton of feed or 120 mg of amprolium hydrochloride per kilogram of feed.
- Treatment - for 6-10 days the preparation should be given to the birds based on the proportion of 800 g of amprolium per ton of feed or 120 mg of the preparation per kilogram of feed mixture.
For goslings, turkeys and other birds
With drinking water
- In order to prevent - amprolium should be used for poultry aged from 3 days to 15-16 weeks. It is necessary to adhere to the daily rate of the drug - 300-350 g of powder per 500-600 liters of water or 220 mg of hydrochloride per liter of clean water.
- Treatment - therapy is carried out for one week, adhering to the daily norms - 400 g of powder per 500 liters of water or 230 mg of hydrochloride per liter of pure water.
With feed
- In order to prevent - the product is effective for poultry of the above-described age, subject to daily doses at the rate of 300 g of the drug per ton of feed or 130 mg of amprolium hydrochloride per kilogram of feed.
- Treatment - 800 g amprolium per ton of feed or 120 mg amprolium hydrochloride per kilogram of feed mixture for 8-12 days.
For adult birds
For adult birds the drug should be used at a concentration of 0.1% to the feed mixture... This is necessary to avoid negative and adverse effects on the body of an adult bird.
Side effects
In the process of using the drug in the stated doses no side effects were identified.
Also, it has been noticed that with small overdoses, amprolium is a safe drug. During the studies, the chicks tolerated a single dose of about 4 grams per kg of body weight well. Of the negative consequences only a small decrease in bird growth was observed.
With continuous concentrated application of amprolium 0.05%, the chicks calmly endured stress without significant consequences for growth.
Contraindications for use
Amprolium is considered undesirable for use in remontant chicks over 15 weeks of age and in laying hens. This is due to the penetration and sedimentation of active substances in chicken eggs, which is harmful to the human body.
The drug is prohibited for simultaneous use with other medicineshaving an anti-coccidial effect. Poultry can be slaughtered no earlier than a week after the end of the drug intake. The need for earlier slaughter obliges other animals to use poultry as feed.
Actions with the drug should be carried out only in overalls and personal protective equipment... Also, during the preparation of the medicinal product, it is forbidden to smoke, consume food and water. At the end of the work, it is necessary to thoroughly wash the exposed parts of the body under running water.
Pharmacological properties
Amprolium has the following properties:
- Has a broad anti-coccidial effect in relation to anti-coccidial parasites.
- The active functioning of amprolium hydrochloride lies in the close proximity of the chemical composition of the drug with thiamine, which is necessary for the life of coccidia. Amprolium has the best property of penetration into parasitic cells for settling in active centers of vitamin compounds. This allows you to damage carbohydrate metabolism and destroy the parasite.
- Non-toxic to birds, since the cell membrane of the intestinal membrane is impermeable to the active substances of amprolium.
- Amprolium hydrochloride leaves the bird's body with droppings almost completely.
- A drug promotes the formation of strong immunity for further control of coccidia.
- Amprolium is considered a low-hazard substance, since it is not capable of exerting a strong toxic effect on the organism of animals.
The drug is most used for the control of coccidiosis in birds and animalsbecause it has several advantages:
- Promotes fast getting rid of the signs of coccidiosis;
- Lack of side effects;
- Low toxic substance;
- Does not provoke addictive;
- Has no negative impact on the process of developing broiler immunity.