Zivo Bioscience reports ‘positive’ results from month-long coccidiosis trial

Zivo Bioscience announced positive results from a month-long coccidiosis trial in broiler chickens that was conducted by an independent veterinary research provider. The study evaluating the company’s novel immune-modulating biologic for treating coccidiosis in broiler chickens examined multiple product lots as well as multiple product test concentrations and produced statistically significant positive outcomes in the treated groups. Coccidiosis is a protozoal disease that causes diarrhea, weight loss, decreased performance, and increased mortality in poultry. This disease represents a significant economic challenge for the global poultry industry, as indicated by a 2020 study that estimated annual costs ranging from $10 billion to $17 billion (Re-calculating the Cost of Coccidiosis in Chickens; Blake, D., Knox, J., et al.). Products for treating coccidiosis are mostly antibiotic or ionophore-based, and no commercially significant new technology has been introduced in the past 60 years. The disease challenge used in this trial closely replicated conditions often seen in commercial broiler production facilities experiencing a coccidiosis outbreak, including commercially relevant incidence and severity of intestinal lesions, mortality, and other disease related measures. Birds treated with ZIVO‘s product candidate demonstrated statistically significant improvements across all measures of broiler health examined. Diseased chickens treated with elevated doses of ZIVO’s product candidate exhibited reductions in disease-related effects to a level seen in healthy birds.