Coccidiosis and How to Control It

Although not a novel disease, coccidiosis is still one of the most economically important veterinary problems in poultry production which according to 2020 data contributes with more than $10 Billion of annual losses. Due to their biology coccidia could not be eradicated from the poultry farms, thus coccidiosis requires uninterrupted and well directed management. First prerequisite of successful management program is having precise monitoring in place. For this reason we will recap on what methods we have for coccidiosis flock monitoring with their advantages and disadvantages. Most important we will review the arsenal of tools to manage coccidiosis and how to use them in order to achieve best possible efficacy of coccidiosis control in short and long term, keeping in mind the specifics of each operation. We will learn how Eimeria develop resistance towards different anticoccidial products and how to assess the specific sensitivity patterns of field Eimeria strains in order to build most efficient program for our specific conditions.