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En el presente trabajo se reportan las especies de Coccidia que infectan los pollos de engorde del Municipio Maracaibo, Estado Zulia; Eimeria maxima, Eimeria acervulina, Eimeria tenella, Eimeria necatrix y Eimeria Brunetti, esta última especie fue identificada por primera vez en Venezuela. Se llevo a cabo el estudio histopatológico de las lesiones macroscópicas y microscópicas producidas por infecciones naturales y experimentales. Se inocularon pollos sanos con cada una de las especies identificadas. Las lesiones de los pollos inoculados con: E. acervulina, E. tenella y E. brunetti fueron severas, con mortalidades del 8.33%, 16.66% y 16.66% respectivamente. The Coccidiosis caused damage to aviar industry must be taken into consideration in our country. In the present work were reported the species of Coccidia that infest the broiler chicken of Maracaibo County of the Zulia State: Eimeria maxima, Eimeria acervulina, Eimeria tenella, Eimeria necatrix, and Eimeria brunetti; this last specie has been identified for the first time in Venezuela. A histopathologic study was carried out of the macroscopic and microscopic injuries caused by natural and experimental infection and were inoculated healthy chicken with each one of the identified species. The injuries of the inoculated chicken with E. acervulina, E. tenella and E. brunette were severe; each inoculated group of chicken had mortalities of 8.33%, 16.66% and 16.66% respectively. 207 - 228 Cuatrimestral |
