What to Do When Goslings Have Diarrhea? Causes and Prevention of Diarrhea in Goslings
In the breeding process of goslings, because the digestive organs of goslings under 2 weeks of age are not yet fully developed and their digestive function is weak, improper feeding management can easily cause indigestion, leading to diarrhea in goslings. So what should be done about diarrhea?
1. What to Do When Goslings Have Diarrhea
For diarrhea in goslings, concanavalin and cephalosporin can be used for intramuscular injection, and results can be seen in about 2 to 3 days. During this period, breeding management should be strengthened and a nutritionally balanced complete feed should be provided.
It is also possible to add 0.4% HB-1 biostimulant to the goose diet; egg production increased by 4.6% (P<0.05), the laying rate increased by 2.4%, and the mortality rate decreased by 2%. In a trial of drinking water with EM for geese, compared with the control group, the laying rate of the experimental group increased by 10.4%, and egg production increased by 1.1%. Adding EM preparation to goose feed was also found to increase both egg weight and laying rate, and reduced feed consumption. When 1% EM was used to treat goose feed, the results showed that the laying rate and egg weight increased by 17.8%5 and 2.6% respectively compared with the control group, while the feed-to-egg ratio decreased by 12.5% compared with the control group. After adding 0.5% EM fermented for 21 days to goose feed, the survival rate of the goose flock increased by 5.6%, and feed conversion efficiency and average egg production per bird increased significantly.
EM bacteria can also be added to goose feed, increasing the laying rate by 0.5%. EM additive fermented feed can improve egg quality, increase average egg weight, and reduce the broken egg rate. It is also pointed out that probiotics can prevent and treat goose diarrhea, and can also extend the average production period of geese by 12 days, while feed conversion efficiency and mortality rate both decreased significantly. Adding 0.2% microecological preparation EM probiotics to goose drinking water showed that the laying rate of the experimental group increased by 3.1% (P<0.05) compared with the control group, and the incidence rate and mortality rate were also significantly lower than those of the control group, with significant economic benefits.
In addition, feeding geese with EM probiotics (a composite preparation of yeast, streptococcus, lactobacillus, and bacillus) was found to increase the laying rate of the experimental group by 10% compared with the control group, while the diarrhea rate decreased by 12.7%. Adding 0.2% EM probiotics to goose feed showed that the laying rate of the experimental group increased by 4.5% compared with the control group, the average egg weight increased by 0.7% compared with the control group, and the experimental group improved feed conversion efficiency by 8.8% compared with the control group, while the culling and mortality rate decreased by 1.7%.