Parasites turkeys

It is administered continuously with the feed at a dose of 200 ppm for rabbits and 125 ppm for chickens. A mixture with methylbenzoquate is also available for prevention of coccidiosis in chickens and turkeys. Clopidol is more coccidiostatic than coccidiocidal. Its coccidiostatic activity may hold tire sporozoite undeveloped in the host cell for as long as 60 days if the drug is withdrawn during this static phase, latent coccidiosis may appear as the parasite resumes development. For clopidol, a withdrawal period of 5 days has been set for all animal species. 

The vectors of the disease are SimuUum spp. and other arthropods. The important parasites are L. smithi (turkeys), L. caulleryi (chicken) and L. simondi (geese and ducks) which cause high rates of mortality in infected birds. This results in significant economic losses in poultry industry in Japan and other parts of Southeast Asia [6]. 

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