Suzanne Dougherty, DVM, encourages “back to basics” with gut-health management while exploring new options
Poultry veterinarians and production managers are all too familiar with coccidiosis and its impact on gut health, nutrient absorption, feed conversion and growth rate.
NE remains a formidable challenge in broilers raised without antibiotics, and preventing the disease means steering clear of predisposing factors and implementing a rigid coccidiosis-control plan.
Administration of an in-feed anticoccidial after coccidiosis vaccination has helped alleviate outbreaks of Eimeria tenella in broiler breeder replacement stock.
Use of a simple “causal” pie chart is proving to be a helpful tool for controlling necrotic enteritis (NE).
