Prevalence of subclinical coccidiosis in broiler farms in Turkey |
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Authors: | Zafer?Karaer Email author" target="_blank">Esin?GuvenEmail author Aytac?Akcay Sirri?Kar Serpil?Nalbantoglu Ayse?Cakmak |
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Institution: | Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ankara, 06110, Ankara, Turkey. |
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Abstract: | The presence of Eimeria spp. oocysts in fecal samples collected from 1,108 broiler houses in six regions, representing about 12% of all broiler farms
in Turkey, was studied using the modified McMaster method. The age of the chickens in the 1,108 pens varied from 1 to 50 days.
Oocysts were found in 602 (54.3%) of these broiler houses, and the mean OPG (oocysts per gram of feces) in those samples was
36,498.7 (50–952,000). No indication of clinical coccidiosis or other clinically evident infection or wide mortality was encountered
in any of the pens studied. Further study showed that the age of the chickens, the occurrence of diarrhea on the houses and
the density of broiler breeding in the area correlated with subclinical coccidiosis prevalence. |
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