News published on September 28, 2021
Caring for birds’ health is an essential factor in achieving good production levels. When diseases such as coccidiosis afflict birds, they cause physical losses for the flock and economic losses for producers. Recent estimates show that annual losses amount to about US$ 14,8 billion across global production.
Coccidiosis is a parasitic disease that affects birds’ intestines, mainly c ...
Article published the June 23, 2020
Apicomplexan parasites can cause many human and/or animal diseases. This group of intracellular protozoa includes malarial parasites of the genus Plasmodium and zoonotic pathogens such as Cryptosporidium species and Toxoplasma gondii. Many apicomplexans have a persistent impact on animal welfare and livestock production including species of Babesia, Cystoisospora, Eimeria, Neospora and Theileria. ...
News published on June 17, 2020
We’re glad to announce the 7th Conference on Poultry Intestinal Health which is to be held in the beautiful colonial city of Cartagena, at the Caribbean coast of Colombia from April 21st to 23rd, 2021*.
Keynote presentations by internationally renowned speakers will provide the latest scientific information on this subject and are the backbone for a diverse program in which there is plenty ...
Article published the June 24, 2019
1. IntroductionGenetic selection for production traits, to meet increased requirements for chicken meat, has been applied to broiler chickens at an unprecedented rate (Siegel, 2014; Tixier-Boichard et al., 2012; Zuidhof et al., 2014). Such an emphasis on productive traits may have compromised the ability of modern broilers to cope with metabolic and skeletal disorders (Dawkins and Layton, 2012; Ju ...
Video published on September 7, 2018
Highlights from the conversation with Michael Kogut, Billy Hargis, Roseline Angel, Doug Korver, Christi Swaggerty, Fiona Tomley, Saadia Nassik, Damer Blake, Everton Krabbe and Francisco Piraces, who joined Elizabeth Santin for this roundtable, during the 1st PoultryUniverse Coccidiosis Congress in Curitiba, Brazil.
Video published on August 28, 2018
Damer Blake (Royal Veterinary College) discussed interactions with the parasite Eimeria, during the 1st PoultryUniverse Coccidiosis Congress in Curitiba, Brazil.
Video published on August 28, 2018
Damer Blake (Royal Veterinary College) talked about the benefit of additional antigens in the development of vaccines using Eimeria as a vector, during the 1st PoultryUniverse Coccidiosis Congress in Curitiba, Brazil.
This member gave a presentation on August 15, 2018
At the following event:
1st PoultryUniverse Coccidiosis Congress
This member gave a presentation on August 14, 2018
At the following event:
1st PoultryUniverse Coccidiosis Congress
Video published on December 27, 2017
Dr. Damer Blake (Royal Veterinary College) explains his recent findings on this parasite and how to control the damage that it causes, during the 5th IHSIG Symposium on Poultry Intestinal Health in Bangkok, Thailand.