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===Anticoccidial Programmes===
===Anticoccidial Programmes===
The aim of these programmes are to ensure that the birds in question develop natural immunity, without their production being affected, whilst ensuring that resistance doesn't develop in the population. This means that continous use of the same drug can not be used.
The aim of these programmes is to ensure that the birds in question develop natural immunity, without their production being affected, whilst ensuring that resistance doesn't develop in the population. This means that continous use of the same drug can not be used.
A '''shuttle programme''' is the alternative. This means that in a bird's growing period it experiences a number of different drugs in sequence. These programmes try to balance risk, productivity and cost. They are obviously very complex and only skilled specialists develop them for use on poultry farms.
A '''shuttle programme''' is the alternative. This means that in a bird's growing period it experiences a number of different drugs in sequence. These programmes try to balance risk, productivity and cost. They are obviously very complex and only skilled specialists develop them for use on poultry farms.