Yearly preventative from Parasites and Disease.

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Devils Flower

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Does anyone use a yearly preventative to keep sickness and worms out of there flock? I have never had any problems in the last 7 years with my chickens and ducks but now I have my turkeys and I want to make sure I cover all bases and keep as much unwanted Parasites and disease out of my flock.
 

"An Apple a day..."​

"We've all heard the expression. But really how could Apple Cider Vinegar offer any defence against something as aggressive as Coccidiosis in poultry? At this time there is not a great deal of extensive scientific evidence to support ACV as a treatment for Coccidiosis, there is indeed some merit behind the claims. Coccidia lives inside the digestive tract of chickens. In there they find a perfect environment from which to thrive and lay eggs. Any change to that environment may make it simply uninhabitable."

"Does Apple Cider Vinegar help prevent Coccidiosis in poultry?​

"The most readily available research is a Study published in the Polish Journal of Veterinary Science. Despite their conclusion at the end of the study acknowledging that the study was not large enough to be a complete fact, without question, their findings were certainly a 5-star review for Apple Cider Vinegar and Coccidiosis. We make reference to the opening extract as below:

The objective of this study was to investigate the anticoccidial effect of apple cider vinegar added to drinking water with the anticoccidial effect of amprolium to feed.
The study has adopted an observational approach to evaluate the anticoccidial effect of apple cider vinegar on poultry. The antioxidative changes were measured adding natural apple cider vinegar to drinking water. Four hundred and fifty poultry were purchased from the local market and distributed into three groups (T+vc: positive control, T-vc: negative control Tv: apple cider vinegar) with 150 each group. The three groups were further replicated into 3 blocks each containing 50 . The groups were fed a balanced diet, amprolium was added to the feed of the positive control group, and apple cider vinegar was added to the water of
Tv group. Measurements of the different variables were started from week 3, at the end of each week 3 birds were chosen randomly, blood samples were collected via the wing vein, and fecal oocysts were counted from intestinal contents of each individual bird using the McMaster technique."



"In the vinegar group, no clinical signs of coccidiosis were observed. Concentrations of total antioxidants and catalase enzyme activity significantly increased (p≤0.05); while malondialdehyde concentration significantly decreased (p≤0.05)."

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"The study found of in particular note,

  • "ACV has an anticoccidial effect in poultry
  • Causes a decrease in the number of coccidial oocytes in the faeces
  • aids in lowering the resistance to drug treatment"
"In recent years, there has been an emergence of drug-resistant strains of coccidia. This is becoming a significant problem. New methods currently being trialled to help stop the development of drug resistance in coccidia include changing the type of drugs and the "shuttle program" which is a planned change of the first drug in the middle of the bird's growth period. There is also a number of larger commercial operations starting to employ ACV into the drink water of their poultry as another line of defence."

"Organic Backyard keepers around the world swear by Apple Cider Vinegar as an immune booster which aids in preventing Coccidiosis. "

"One thing is certain, there are thousands of people around the globe which use ACV for their poultry health. It is still also very important to remember that whilst ACV may have anticoccidial properties if an outbreak occurs you must immediately treat with a medication like Amprolium or Baycox. But from the feedback of many customers we have that use ACV, and the reports from people all over the internet, ACV if administered at the right dose seems to have tremendous positive feedback.

Does ACV have any other benefits for chickens?​

  • Increases calicum absorption
  • Have mild antibotic properties
  • Full of vitamins and minerals
  • Reduced the pH level in the crop (first part of poultry digestive system) helping to fight any ingested bad microbes or bacterias.
  • May reduce internal worms (poultry still shall require

"How to dilute ACV for poultry​

The beauty of Apple Cider Vinegar is it so affordable and has so many potential benefits.

Diluting to ratio is easy. Simply mix 2.5 - 3ml of ACV with 1lt of fresh water. Serve to poultry every two to three days."
 
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This study, found in the National Library of Medicine, may explain why some people swear by DE and some call it hog wash.


Effect of diatomaceous earth on parasite load, egg production, and egg quality of free-range organic laying hens​

D C Bennett 1, A Yee, Y-J Rhee, K M Cheng
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Abstract​

The effectiveness of diatomaceous earth (DE) as a treatment against parasites and to increase feed efficiency and egg production of organically raised free-range layer hens was evaluated in 2 breeds of commercial egg layers [Bovan Brown (BB) and Lowmann Brown (LB)] that differ in their resistance to internal parasitic infections. Half the hens of each breed were fed diets supplemented with DE (2%). Their internal parasite loads were assessed by biweekly fecal egg counts (FEC) and by postmortem examination of the gastrointestinal tract. Supplementing DE in diets of LB hens, the more parasite-resistant breed, did not significantly affect their FEC and adult parasite load. However, BB hens treated with dietary DE had significantly lower Capillaria FEC, slightly lower Eimeria FEC, fewer birds infected with Heterakis, and significantly lower Heterakis worm burden than control BB hens. Both BB and LB hens fed the diet containing DE were significantly heavier, laid more eggs, and consumed more feed than hens fed the control diet, but feed efficiency did not differ between the 2 dietary treatments. Additionally, BB hens consuming the DE diet laid larger eggs containing more albumen and yolk than hens consuming the control diet. In a subsequent experiment, the effectiveness of DE to treat a Northern fowl mite (Ornithonyssus sylviarum) infestation was tested. Relative to controls, both breeds of hens that were dusted with DE had reduced number of mites. The results of this study indicate the DE has the potential to be an effective treatment to help control parasites and improve production of organically raised, free-range layer hens.
 

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