Coccidiosis in poultry
Forum: Coccidiosis in poultry
Published on:
06/08/2010
Author/s :
Dr Amit Raj Gupta and Dr Puneet Agrawal
IntroductionCoccidiosis causes a great economic loss in the poultry industry due to high rate of morbidity and mortality, sub optimal growth and conversion efficiency and loss of egg production (1). Mortality is mostly marked in caecal form of the disease in young chicks whereas morbidity is well documented in the intestinal form of the disease in adult birds.EtiologyThe disease is caused by a pro...