Coccidiosis, Sulmet or Corrid?

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I had two chickens, slightly under 1 year old, die last year from Coccidiosis. The first passed away after being lethargic for a few days, the other had same symptoms & after spending $150.00 at vet passed away as well. I treated all surviving chickens with Sulmet. I believe another one has it now, started on Sulmet last night but have now been reading about Corrid. Any opinions on which one is better and any ideas on why this keeps happening? Very vigilant about keeping things clean and checking the girls regularly for any signs of illness.

This chicken is just over 1 year old...
 
dawg53 said:
Sulmet only treats 2 of the 9 types of cocci that chickens can get. Corid treats all 9 types. I recommend using corid.
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Sulmet is too hard on the bird's system It contains sodium sulfamethazine. Sulfadimethoxine is much safer and kills Coccidia that Amprolium won't. I'd use Corid for 5 days at 1 tsp per gallon of water. Then run Probios and vitamins in the water for 3 days. If after that you see no symptoms, run Sulfadimethoxine powder at .5 tsp per gallon of water for 3 days only. That is what I do.

BTW Dawg, I thought Corid (Amprolium) only was effective against E. zurnii and E. bovis strains of coccidia.
 
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Michael Apple said:
Sulmet is too hard on the bird's system It contains sodium sulfamethazine. Sulfadimethoxine is much safer and kills Coccidia that Amprolium won't. I'd use Corid for 5 days at 1 tsp per gallon of water. Then run Probios and vitamins in the water for 3 days. If after that you see no symptoms, run Sulfadimethoxine powder at .5 tsp per gallon of water for 3 days only. That is what I do.

BTW Dawg, I thought Corid (Amprolium) only was effective against E. zurnii and E. bovis strains of coccidia.
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Those are bovine specific coccidia.

Twelve Eimeria spp have been identified in the feces of cattle worldwide, but only 3 (E zuernii, E bovis, and E auburnensis) are most often associated with clinical disease. The other Eimeria spp have been shown experimentally to be mildly or moderately pathogenic but are not considered important pathogens.
 
dawg53 said:
Mike, you're right about the sulfadimethoxine treatment after the corid (link provided.) In most cases I've seen here, corid has been sufficient to treat it. It would be good follow up if there's resistance to the corid.
http://thecozynest.com/understanding_coccidiosis.htm
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Thanks. I've seen that site before. I might even have it bookmarked somewhere. It looks like we're stuck with Amprolium or Sulfa drugs. I had to refresh my memory. Here's another good source of coccidia info, especially Table 4 on this page: http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/1138/coccidiosis-control

Amprol is best for species that are caecal, and Sulfa drugs are best for the species which are intestinal:

"Depending on the localization of lesions in intestines, the coccidioses are divided into caecal, induced by E. tenella, and small intestinal, induced by E. acervulina, E. brunetti, E. maxima, E. mitis, E. mivati, E. necatrix, E. praecox and E. nagani. In caecal coccidiosis, a marked typhlitis is present and haemorrhages are seen through the intestinal wall."
 
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I'll also add that generally the caecal types cause bloody droppings. The many other species of coccidia which attack the intestines don't always reveal blood. I used Corid (Amprol) in the past where it did not work. The sulfadimethoxine did. So to the newer folks, it is best to keep both anti-coccidia meds on hand; Amprolium and Sulfadimethoxine.
 
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