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USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
Introduction Avian coccidiosis is one of the most costly infectious diseases affecting the commercial poultry industry [1]. Coccidia that infect chickens include Eimeria acervulina, E. tenella, E. maxima, E. brunetti, E. necatrix, E. praecox, and E. mitis. These apicomplexan protists invade cells of the intestinal epithelium, evoking necrotic tissue destruction and resulting in reduced body weight gain in broilers, decreased egg production in layers, and fecal shedding of viable...
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
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University of Tennessee (USA)
Tom Tabler (Mississippi State University) explained how this disease is detected and gave crucial management advice when dealing with it on the farm, during IPPE 2020 in Atlanta, USA. ...