Is Amprolium an antibiotic or not?

[kryptoniteqhs]

This seems to be a confusing topic. Im trying to decide whether or not to feed medicated. The other thing is, they say not to leave them on the medicated feed for very long. Well, mine will probably be in the house in the brooder for quite sometime because of the whether. I know your supposed to keep them on it until after theyre outside.

 

[Mahonri]

It's like Vitamin B1 "By mimicking its structure, amprolium competitively inhibits thiamine utilization by the parasite. Prolonged high dosages can cause thiamine deficiency in the host and excessive thiamine in the diet can reduce or reverse the anticoccidial activity of the drug.

Amprolium reportedly acts primarily upon the first generation schizont in the cells of the intestinal wall, preventing differentiation of the metrozoites."

I don't keep mine on the medicated more than 8 days. After that, I just use regular chick starter to about week 5 or 6 and then flock raiser to week 18.

 

[kryptoniteqhs]

Well, I do believe I just answered my own question. Yes, it is being labeled an antibiotic. I know they are using it for different reasons, but Im not messing with it.

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[Mac in Wisco]

Technically, it's an antiparasitic compound since coccidia are protozoa, whereas antibiotics are used against bacteria. It's only antimicrobial effect is on coccidia.

 

[peckpeck]

I had two chickens with respiratory issues that I got rid of the problem through boasting their immune systems and gyllamycin several weeks prior and then did the corid for a undigested poop and one was just shooting it out as soon as they ate or drank. After 3 days of corid, the two chickens respiratory problems came back - so whatever it is and I am still trying to get clear on that - it must have weakened their immune systems that the respiratory problems came back???

 

[cafarmgirl]

I had two chickens with respiratory issues that I got rid of the problem through boasting their immune systems and gyllamycin several weeks prior and then did the corid for a undigested poop and one was just shooting it out as soon as they ate or drank. After 3 days of corid, the two chickens respiratory problems came back - so whatever it is and I am still trying to get clear on that - it must have weakened their immune systems that the respiratory problems came back???

Corid (amprolium) is simply a thiamin blocker. It is in no way an antibiotic nor does it function in remotely the same way. It acts by preventing the cocci protozoa from absorbing enough Thiamin to grow and reproduce, thus keeping the cocci numbers under control long enough for the chicken to develop some immunity to the strains present in their environment. Corid will have no effect one way or another on a respiratory disease.

Respiratory diseases in chickens often recur, even once the bird has gotten over the initial outbreak they remain a carrier and can keep having outbreaks their entire lives.

You might try treating your birds with a course of Tylan 50 and see if there is any improvement. Some of these diseases will just continue to be problematic while others can be dealt with more easily. We had an outbreak of infectious bronchitis two years ago. Treated all the birds, all survived, and we have not had any more issues. But other diseases can be more aggressive and difficult to deal with.

 

[peckpeck]

Corid (amprolium) is simply a thiamin blocker. It is in no way an antibiotic nor does it function in remotely the same way. It acts by preventing the cocci protozoa from absorbing enough Thiamin to grow and reproduce, thus keeping the cocci numbers under control long enough for the chicken to develop some immunity to the strains present in their environment. Corid will have no effect one way or another on a respiratory disease.

Respiratory diseases in chickens often recur, even once the bird has gotten over the initial outbreak they remain a carrier and can keep having outbreaks their entire lives.

You might try treating your birds with a course of Tylan 50 and see if there is any improvement. Some of these diseases will just continue to be problematic while others can be dealt with more easily. We had an outbreak of infectious bronchitis two years ago. Treated all the birds, all survived, and we have not had any more issues. But other diseases can be more aggressive and difficult to deal with.

Thanks cafarmgirl - that's good to know about the corid. I have Tylan 200 liquid for injections and Baytril tablets in stock. I prefer not to do the injections. Especially since they are just gaining weight. The rooster has a hoarse sound and the hen is coughing. Others are and have been fine. The vet thought gapeworm, but that would be all of them, not just these two. The rooster I think got an injury - he got kicked spurring a guest and the next day had the hoarseness and that's been going on since April and got better on the gyllamacin. The hen has had the bronchitis problems off and on for almost two years and that had finally seemed to clear it up. Then, a few days into Corid, after all signs being gone for weeks, the symptoms came back.

 

[cafarmgirl]

Baytril is fine though I do not know the dose for the tablet, I've only used the liquid. Tylan can also be given orally though again, I'm not sure on the dose.

 

[peckpeck]

Baytril is fine though I do not know the dose for the tablet, I've only used the liquid. Tylan can also be given orally though again, I'm not sure on the dose.

They have the dosage on the bottles. Twin City Poultry is very good. I get everything from them now after vets have failed me and cost a fortune.

 

[cafarmgirl]

I hear you. I have not had good luck taking chickens to vets either and I don't do it anymore. Either I can treat it and they survive or I can't and they don't.