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Prevalence of Coccidiosis in Broiler Chicken Farms in Western Iran

The main goal of current study was to investigate the prevalence of coccidiosis in broiler farms in Hamedan province, western Iran. Chicks and fecal samples were collected in all of the 220 broiler farms in this region. All viscera were examined for gross pathological changes. The mucosa of small in...

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Autores principales: Gharekhani, Jamal, Sadeghi-Dehkordi, Zivar, Bahrami, Mohammadali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4590881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26464948
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/980604
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author Gharekhani, Jamal
Sadeghi-Dehkordi, Zivar
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description The main goal of current study was to investigate the prevalence of coccidiosis in broiler farms in Hamedan province, western Iran. Chicks and fecal samples were collected in all of the 220 broiler farms in this region. All viscera were examined for gross pathological changes. The mucosa of small intestine and the caeca were examined for the presence and identification of parasitic forms using parasitology methods. The overall rate of coccidiosis was 31.8%; E. acervulina (75.7%), E. tenella (54.3%), E. necatrix (28.6%), and E. maxima (20%) were determined. Mixed infections were observed in all of the positive farms. There was a statistical significant difference (P < 0.05) among infection rate and age groups, dysentery, history of colibacilosis and clostridiosis in farm, and history of coccidiostats consumption, unlike to breed (P > 0.05). This is the first report of coccidiosis rate in broiler farms in this region. Further additional researches and design control strategies for improving management in farms are necessary.
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spelling pubmed-45908812015-10-13 Prevalence of Coccidiosis in Broiler Chicken Farms in Western Iran Gharekhani, Jamal Sadeghi-Dehkordi, Zivar Bahrami, Mohammadali J Vet Med Research Article The main goal of current study was to investigate the prevalence of coccidiosis in broiler farms in Hamedan province, western Iran. Chicks and fecal samples were collected in all of the 220 broiler farms in this region. All viscera were examined for gross pathological changes. The mucosa of small intestine and the caeca were examined for the presence and identification of parasitic forms using parasitology methods. The overall rate of coccidiosis was 31.8%; E. acervulina (75.7%), E. tenella (54.3%), E. necatrix (28.6%), and E. maxima (20%) were determined. Mixed infections were observed in all of the positive farms. There was a statistical significant difference (P < 0.05) among infection rate and age groups, dysentery, history of colibacilosis and clostridiosis in farm, and history of coccidiostats consumption, unlike to breed (P > 0.05). This is the first report of coccidiosis rate in broiler farms in this region. Further additional researches and design control strategies for improving management in farms are necessary. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 2014-09-10 /pmc/articles/PMC4590881/ /pubmed/26464948 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/980604 Text en Copyright © 2014 Jamal Gharekhani et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_fullStr Prevalence of Coccidiosis in Broiler Chicken Farms in Western Iran
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of Coccidiosis in Broiler Chicken Farms in Western Iran
title_short Prevalence of Coccidiosis in Broiler Chicken Farms in Western Iran
title_sort prevalence of coccidiosis in broiler chicken farms in western iran
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4590881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26464948
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/980604
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