Maintenance of “gut health” is considered a priority in commercial chicken farms, although a
precise definition of what constitutes gut health and how to evaluate it is still lacking. In …

Coccidiosis in chickens is a parasitic disease with great economic significance, which has
been controlled successfully for decades using mainly anticoccidial products. However …

Coccidiosis and necrotic enteritis (NE) are globally common, sometimes intercurrent,
diseases of poultry. The risk of NE, due to the Gram-positive bacterium Clostridium …

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 …

The use of live vaccines, either attenuated or non-attenuated, for the control of coccidiosis
due to Eimeria infections in broiler breeder or layer chickens is well established. Use in …

Coccidiosis is a potentially severe enteritis caused by species of obligate intracellular
parasites of the genus Eimeria. These parasites cause significant economic losses to the …

The development of new methods of administering coccidiosis vaccines has facilitated their
use in the hatchery and thereby improved prospects for the economic vaccination of broilers …

The development of drug resistance in Eimeria is common because of extensive use of
anticoccidial drugs for the control of avian coccidiosis. The significance of chemotherapy is …

These guidelines have been written to aid in the design, implementation and interpretation
of studies for the assessment of drug efficacy against Eimeria species in chickens and …

Coccidiosis is the most important protozoan disease affecting the poultry industry worldwide.
Control of poultry coccidiosis is presently based on managerial skills and the use of …