Coccidiosis

Treatment

Treatment is difficult because clinical signs are not noticeable until the disease is advanced. If drugs are given at an early stage, clinical signs can be prevented.

Sulphonamides: Sulphaguanidine, or readily absorbed sulphonamides such as sulphamerazine or sulphamethazine. Sulphaquinoxaline is also used. Sulphonamides are organic compounds that contain the group -SO₂.NH₂. They are amides of sulphonic acids. These are bacteriostatic antibiotics, because they inhibit the growth of the bacteria, but do not kill them.

Sulphaguanidine

Sulphmerazine

Sulphamethazine

Sulphaquinoxaline

Amprolium: Effective against avian coccidiosis. It is an antagonist (prevents the action of) thiamine (vitamin B₁) and therefore interferes with the metabolism of the parasite.

Amprolium

Lasalocid: Effective against preventing coccidiosis but not treating.

Lasalocid

Coccidiosis

Treatment

Amprolium: Effective against avian coccidiosis. It is an antagonist (prevents the action of) thiamine (vitamin B1) and therefore interferes with the metabolism of the parasite.

Amprolium: Effective against avian coccidiosis. It is an antagonist (prevents the action of) thiamine (vitamin B₁) and therefore interferes with the metabolism of the parasite.