Rogelio Alonso

1. IntroductionCoccidiosis is the first and most economically significant parasitic disease afflicting chicken welfare and, consequently, the world’s poultry industry [1]. E. tenella is the causal agent of cecal coccidiosis, and this species is regularly isolated from broiler farms worldwide [2]. Chemoprophylaxis and live wild-type/attenuated coccidia vaccines are currently used as prev ...