Coccidiosis is recognized as the major parasitic disease of poultry and is caused by the
apicomplexan protozoan Eimeria. Coccidiosis seriously impairs the growth and feed …

Avian coccidiosis, an intestinal disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Eimeria,
occurs worldwide. It is considered to be one of the most economically important diseases of …

Avian coccidiosis is caused by Eimeria, which is an intracellular apicomplexan parasite that
invades through the intestinal tract to cause devastating disease. Upon invasion through the …

Intestinal parasitism is a major stress factor leading to malnutrition and lowered performance
and production efficiency of livestock and poultry. Coccidiosis is an intestinal infection …

Avian influenza virus can cause serious disease in a wide variety of birds and mammals, but
its natural host range is in wild ducks, gulls, and shorebirds. Infections in poultry can be …

The gut-associated lymphoid tissues contain B and T lymphocytes respon-sible for acquired
immunity to avian coccidiosis. Intestinal B cells begin producing parasitespecific antibodies …

Eight chicken cytokine genes (IL-1β, IL-2, IL-8, IL-15, IFN-α, IFN-γ, TGF-β4, lymphotactin)
were evaluated for their adjuvant effect on a suboptimal dose of an Eimeria DNA vaccine …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Chickens. White leghorn SC and TK chickens were obtained
as fertile eggs from HyLine Interna-tional Production Center (Dallas Center, IA) and were …

A variety of methods are available to combat avian diseases in the commercial setting,
including improved farm management practices, use of antibiotic drugs, selection of disease …

The important protozoan parasites including Plasmodium, Leishmania, Toxoplasma,
Trypanosoma and Giardia have been proved as the main reason initiating and developing …