How do you treat avian malaria in chickens?
How do you treat avian malaria in chickens? No antimalarial drug is commercially available or approved to treat poultry flocks. However, a mixture of trimethoprim and sulfaquinoxaline in the feed for a 5-day period has been effective against experimentally induced P gallinaceum malaria in chickens. What are the symptoms of avian malaria? This sudden release of parasites and the loss of red cells trigger the acute phase of infection, which in susceptible birds is characterized primarily by anemia, with symptoms of weakness, depression, and loss of appetite; some birds become comatose and die. How does avian malaria work? Avian malaria...