Pakistan Veterinary Journal (Jan 2003)

PREVALENCE OF COCCIDIOSIS IN BROILER CHICKENS IN FAISALABAD, PAKISTAN

  • M. M. Ayaz, M. Akhtar, C.S. Hayat, M.A. Hafeez and A. Haq1

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 1
pp. 51 – 52

Abstract

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A study was conducted during the period from October, 2000 to June, 2001 to record the prevalence of coccidiosis in broiler chickens in Faisalabad district. A total of 930 guts were collected and processed at Immunoparasitology Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Seven species of Eimeria (E) viz. E. tenella (50%), E. maxima (40%), E. mitis (2%), E. praecox (0.8%), E. acervulina (4%); E. necatrix (2%) and E. brunetti (1.2%) were recorded. The overall prevalence of coccidiosis was found to be 37.95%.

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