Instructions for the use of enroflon for birds

Breeding birds is a troublesome business that requires a special approach. After all, birds, like other animals, can get sick with infectious diseases.

Sometimes diseases can go away on their own, but not always. There are cases when the infection does not go anywhere, but on the contrary goes further and further, causing severe damage up to the death of the bird.

Therefore, do not forget that birds, especially from the first days of life, must be given the medicine enroflon, both for the treatment of diseases and for prophylactic purposes. This antibiotic will help prevent and cure infections., which will help to raise healthy offspring as a result.

So what is this drug? What are the features and how should it be used for birds? Let's find out the answers to all the questions of interest and take a closer look at the properties of the drug.

For what diseases is it used in veterinary medicine?

Enroflon has antimicrobial action, it is used to get rid of infections and to prevent viral diseases in birds.

The drug is taken with the following indications:

• Different degrees microplasmosis;
• Salmonellosis from the first stages to severe;
• Enteritis;
• Colibacillosis;
• Bronchopneumonia;
• Enzootic pneumonia;
• Atrophic rhinitis;
• Secondary infectious diseases.

The remedy is given to chicks in the first 10 days of life, to prevent disease and preserve the number of birds.

What are the dosages in%

For various digestive disorders and for preventive purposes, birds are given a 5% or 10% solution of enroflon. 5% solution added to feed or water at the rate of 0.5-1 ml per 1 kg of live weight of the bird.

In pure form, they are given to birds at the rate of 2.5-5 mg per 1 kilogram. A 10% solution should be added to water or feed at a dosage of 0.5 ml per kilogram of body weight. In its pure form, a 10% drug is given in doses of 2.5-5 mg per 1 kilogram of the mass of an individual.

But these are still general indicators of drug intake for broilers in veterinary medicine, and there are serious cases when the drug should be taken in large proportions and according to a different scheme.

Therefore, it is worth considering the rules for taking the medicine for chicks and adults separately, this will help to avoid serious problems and raise healthy offspring.

How to use enroflon for chicks

For chickens

Enroflon for chickens is used from the first days of appearance. The medicine is an excellent tool for the prevention of newborns from infectious diseases. Through prevention, chicks can be prevented from many infections, which can hit almost all livestock of individuals in a day.

These days, chicks are most susceptible to infectious diseases - gastrointestinal problems, respiratory pathologies and joint diseases.

The use of enroflon for chickens provides the following indicators:

• Beneficial effect on microflora digestive system
• Saturation of the body useful components;
• During colds, the medicine has anti-inflammatory exposure and reduces the risk of viral infections;
• Helps get rid of colibacillosis, mycoplasmosis, salmonellosis and other infectious pathologies.

The medicine is taken both for prophylactic purposes and at the first symptoms of salmonellosis, enteritis, colibacillosis, bronchopneumonia, mycoplasmosis and other diseases.

During this period, the chicks are given a 10% medicine, it is poured into water in dosages of 0.5 ml per 1000 ml of water. The course of medical procedures is 3 to 5 days. It is worth remembering with salmonellosis, the medicine is given in two doses.

For turkeys

Turkey poults, starting from day 5 to 10, often suffer from infectious diseases, this is due to a weak immune system. During this period, the chicks are weak and susceptible to the effects of microbes. The chicks suffer from digestive disorders, at this time they are worried about diarrhea, they have colds, viral pathologies.

The medicine is added to water in doses - 0.5 ml per 1 liter of water. If a 10% solution is given, then 1 ml of the medicine is added to 1 liter. The course of treatment is 3-5 days.

For goslings

Geese are considered hardy birds and rarely get sick. However, among the chicks, infectious diseases are encountered that cause serious problems.

Goslings in the first days of life suffer from the following ailments:

• Pasteurellosis;
• Salmonellosis;
• Enteritis;
• Gastrointestinal infections;
• Viral respiratory diseases.

Therefore, goslings, like chickens, are prevented using the drug Enroflon. It should be added to water in proportions - 0.5 ml per 1 liter of water. You can give a 5% and 10% solution. The treatment period lasts from 3 to 5 days.

Application for other birds and broilers

For chicks of other birds, the use of the drug has the same meaning. It is given to birds during prophylaxis, to enhance the immune system of individuals, as well as to treat pathologies of an infectious nature - microplasmosis, salmonellosis, enteritis, colibacillosis and other viral infections.

The medicine is diluted in water - 0.5-1 ml of medicine is added per 1 liter. You can give a 5% 10% drug. The treatment period lasts from 3 days to 5 days.

Instructions for use for adult birds

For adults of chickens, geese, ducks, guinea fowls, pigeons and other bird species, enroflon is given for indications of microplasmosis, colibacillosis, salmonellosis, enteritis, bronchopneumonia and other infectious and respiratory pathologies.

The use of the drug provides the following indicators:

• Enhancement immune systems;
• A warning against many serious infections;
• Improving performance digestive systems;
• Saturation the body with nutrients and useful substances;
• During colds and viral respiratory diseases, the medicine reduces inflammatory processes and thereby eliminates serious consequences.

Instructions for use: For adults, the medicine is given orally, that is, it is added to water and the bird is fed with this solution. The agent is added to water at the rate of 0.5-1 ml per 1 liter of water. During salmonellosis, the dose of the drug is doubled.

The drug is prepared only for the amount of water consumed per day, but not more, if the water with the medicine stands for more than a day, the effect of the drug will be much reduced. The treatment period lasts from 3 to 5 days. During this period, water should be given only with enroflon.

Side effects

Subject to the recommended doses, side effects are not observed. Sometimes chickens may have allergic reactions to the constituent components of enroflon, namely fluoroquinolones.In these cases, the use of the drug should be discontinued immediately and antihistamines should be given instead.

Contraindications

Enroflon is contraindicated during damage and severe disturbances in the functioning of the kidneys and liver.

It is also not recommended to give hens to laying hens if the eggs are eaten. Because the active ingredient enrofloxacin enters the eggs. If the birds are sick with infectious pathologies and treatment with enroflon is vital, then it is not better to stop eating eggs at the moment of medical procedures.

It is not recommended to combine with the following medicines:

• Forbidden taken with antibiotic agents of the bacteriostatic type - tetracycline, macroclid, chloramphenicol;
• In no case should you give with theophyllines, steroids and anticoagulants;
• Not desirable give together with products containing iron, with sucralfate and antacids, as well as with aluminum, magnesium and calcium. This can reduce the effect of enroflon. It is best to give the medicine 1-2 hours before taking or after 4 hours of taking these funds.

Attention, the meat of birds that were treated with Enroflon must be consumed 11 days after treatment. If the slaughter was done earlier, then it is better to add meat to the feed of other animals, or it is possible to make meat and bone meal from it.

Pharmacological properties

The main active component of the drug is enrofloxacin. This component belongs to the group of fluoroquinolones and has a wide spectrum of antibacterial and antimycoplasmic action. Entrofloxicin has a suppressive effect on many bacteria and viruses.

The immunity of viruses and bacteria to enroflon develops rather slowly, because the mechanism of the antimicrobial effect of enrofloxacin is directly related to the inhibition of an enzyme that affects the replication of the DNA helix in a bacterial cell.

The agent is quickly absorbed into the stomach and then enters other organs and cells of the body. It is excreted from the body together with urine or bile.

The treatment of poultry is a laborious process that must start at the very early stages. Better to start give the drug from the first days of the chicks' lifeto enhance the immune system of individuals and warn against serious pathologies.

The main thing during the use of Enroflon is to follow the rules of admission and indications. Remember, proper care and timely prevention of all kinds of infectious diseases is the key to healthy offspring!