Effect of Four Grades of Sulphur upon Artificially Produced Coccidiosis

FOR the past several years interest has increased in the use of sulphur as an agent to combat parasitic diseases of poultry. Philips, Carr, and Kennard (1921) believed that a ration containing 2 percent flowers of sulphur had interesting possibilities as an intestinal antiseptic. More recently Herrick and Holmes (1936) reported that flowers of sulphur holds much promise in the prevention of coccidiosis. These latter workers (1938) later stated that various types of sulphur could be used to prevent coccidiosis, but that ordinary flowers of sulphur seemed to be more satisfactory than the other kinds used in their tests. Dickinson and Scofield (1939) question the ability of flowers of sulphur to control coccidiosis when the chicks are kept under conditions favoring natural infection. Emmel (1937 Emmel (1939) reported that commercial flour sulphur is of value in controlling poultry lice, mites, fleas, ticks, and Capillaria contorta. Carpenter (1939) stated that sulphur flour . . .