Battling coccidiosis with vaccinations

Coccidiosis in broiler flocks can be tackled by administering anti-coccidials. However, resistant coccidiosis can render coccidiostats almost useless. That was the case at Tom Serraerens broiler farm in Belgium. Using a vaccine was his last resort. From the time that poultry farmer Tom Serraerens bought the broilerfarm in 2007 in Nevele, near the Belgium city of Ghent he knew that the situation in his three barns wasn’t perfect. The situation he encountered was far different from that on two o