SYMPTOMS OF COCCIDIOSIS
Coccidiosis works quickly as the incubation period is only about eight days. Symptoms can present either gradually or suddenly. It’s possible for a chicken to appear fine one day and very sick or even dead the next day. The most common symptom you might notice is yellow foamy droppings or bloody droppings.
When Coccidiosis attacks birds it leads to sickness or death. If it’s not treated it can wipe away all birds because it spreads easily. Yellow foamy poops and bloody poops are signs of early stage and late stage of Coccidiosis. If you refuse to treat the yellow foamy poops of your birds, in no distant time, it will lead to bloody poops. At this point, mortality is inevitable
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The occurrence of Coccidiosis in battery cage system is very low compared to deep liter system
Most birds are affected at 5th week. It’s therefore, advisable to start giving then anticiccidiosis medications from 3rd or 4th week. Anticiccidiosis medication is both preventive and curative. Always remember, “prevention is better than cure”
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Other symptoms of Coccidiosis include:
1. Weakness
2. Pale comb and skin
3. Loss of appetite
4. Ruffled or puffed up feathers
5. Loss of weight
6. Diarrhea
7. Poor Growth in Chicks
In Conclusion
Coccidiosis strive in pens that are unkept, warm and wet. If your farm is in any of these state, your birds are liable to contract coccidiosis.
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