Tilmicosin and garlic are commonly used in chicken farming because they are safe, efficient, and inexpensive, making them popular among poultry farmers. So, what does feeding chickens with tilmicosin and garlic mainly treat? Let's find out.
What Does Feeding Chickens with Tilmicosin and Garlic Mainly Treat?
1. Chicken White Diarrhea: Chicken white diarrhea is a disease caused by digestive system infections, which is more common in chicks, with a mortality rate ranging from 50% to 80%. Tilmicosin is a broad-spectrum antibacterial antibiotic, while garlic contains plant antibiotics that can prevent and treat many bacterial diseases. Therefore, it can be used to treat chicken white diarrhea and some intestinal diseases. Adding 50 grams of finely chopped garlic and 0.25 grams of tilmicosin per kilogram of feed can maintain a chick survival rate of over 90%.
2. Sour Crop: Sour crop, also known as crop inflammation, is common in chicks under one week old, as well as in young and adult chickens. The main cause of sour crop is improper poultry farming management, such as feeding spoiled feed, unstable temperatures in the chicken coop, sudden changes in feed, etc. For chicks with sour crop, poultry farmers should promptly replace the feed, while adding potassium permanganate to drinking water and administering tilmicosin orally, along with garlic juice diluted ten times in water for treatment.
3. Avian Viral Diseases: Avian viral diseases commonly include avian influenza and Newcastle disease. Avian influenza virus is less resistant to heat and is more prevalent in winters and springs with large temperature differences, while Newcastle disease virus is more resistant to heat and prevalent throughout the year. In the event of avian viral diseases, a solution consisting of 15 milliliters of 60°C white wine (for 10 chickens), 15 milliliters of garlic juice, 20 milliliters of vinegar, and 5 tilmicosin tablets can be used. Preparation: Grind the tilmicosin tablets into powder and mix them with other drugs. Administration: Oral administration once a day. Recovery can be expected in 2-3 days.
Precautions for Feeding Chickens with Tilmicosin
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Tilmicosin is insoluble in water and is mainly used in feed mixing. However, tilmicosin sodium or potassium salts can be dissolved in water.
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It cannot be used as a preventive medicine for chickens.
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Tilmicosin is generally used to treat intestinal diseases. However, it should be noted that chickens older than 15 days can be treated with it, and rotation therapy should be implemented.
Above are the details regarding what feeding chickens with tilmicosin and garlic mainly treats. Following the methods mentioned above for feeding can effectively treat the mentioned chicken diseases.
