METHODICAL GUIDELINES FOR THE STRUGGLE AGAINST COCCIDIOSIS OF PIGS IN FACTORY FARMS

Data on coccidiosis of pigs in factory farms are provided. Piglets aged 7–30 days are  infected more often with  isosporiasis,  and suffer from this disease; piglets up to two months  – with eimeriosis. On the average, 24,3 % of pigs are infected with eimeriosis, 15,1  –  with  isosporiasis, and 32,4 %  –  with balantidiasis. Causative agents of this disease are  nine  types of  coccidia. The diagnosis for coccidiosis is made according to the results of  fecal examination by Fullenborn, Darling or McMaxter methods.  In treatment of pigs  the following drugs are administered: Amprolium and its premixes during 1–2 months at the dose 0,005 % of feed mass  as equivalent to the active ingredient; Nifuline  –  5 g/10 kg of feed mass during 5–7 days; chlortetracycline hydrochloride  – 10 mg/kg during 3–5 days; Sulfadimezinum  – 5 g per animal along with zoalene (0,03 g/kg) or biovetine (0,06 g/kg) 2 times daily during 4–5 days; Chimcoccid 20 mg/kg   during 4–5 days;   Chimcoccid-7 – 420 mg/kg; Pharmcoccid – 25 mg/kg; Chiniofonum – 40 mg/kg; Trichopol – 15 mg/kg   2  times daily during 3–4 days;  Rigedazole granulate  25% –1 g per 10 kg of feed mass;  Biofuzolum – 125 mg/kg; Salinopharm – 60–30 mg/kg 2–3 times daily to improve the clinical status and stop oocysts releasing.   For preventive purposes we use Salinomycin 12 %  calculated as 330 g per 1 tonne  of feed for  piglets 120 days of age. Mechanical cleaning of premises is conducted.  7%-solution of ammonia, warm 10  % solution of  iodine monochloride,  warm 10  % emulsion of ksilonaft, 2 % water emulsion of  technical ortophenum, hot 4–5 % alkali solution (not less than 80 °C) are used for disinvasion. The solutions should be applied once at 3 hour exposure (1 liter per 1 m2 of hard surface and 2–3 l of normal surface). In the chemoprophylaxis of eimeriosis  it is recommended to give  the piglets  in first month of life along with  the feed: Chimcoccid-7 1 time daily within 6–7 days at the dose of 210 mg/kg; Trichopol – 10 mg/kg; Pharmcoccid – 15 mg/kg; Chiniophone – 40 mg/kg or Toltrazurilum  at the dose of 30–50 mg/kg on 3–5 days of piglets' life.