Coccidia oocysts in the faeces of farmed ostrich (Struthio camelus) chicks in Botswana.

Autor: Mushi EZ; Botswana College of Agriculture, Gaborone., Isa JF, Chabo RG, Binta MG, Kapaata RW, Ndebele RT, Chakalisa KC
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research [Onderstepoort J Vet Res] 1998 Dec; Vol. 65 (4), pp. 281-4.
Abstrakt: Coccidia oocysts were demonstrated in the faeces of 53 (about 34%) of 156 apparently healthy ostrich chicks. Young chicks had the highest proportion of infestation while those more than 9 weeks old had no oocysts at all in their faeces. These coccidia may be considered no pathogenic since the infected chicks grew normally without any evidence of diarrhoea.
Databáze: MEDLINE