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Poultry Coccidiosis

Diagnostic and Testing Procedures

Authors: Donal P. Conway, M. Elizabeth McKenzie Publisher: Wiley Publication date: 2007 Publication language: Angielski Number of pages: 170 Publication formats: EAN: 9780470344323 ISBN: 9780470344323 Category: Veterinary medicine Publisher's index: - Bibliographic note: -

Description

Poultry Coccidiosis is a valuable, comprehensive reference that reviews the biology of coccidia, covers current diagnostic and testing procedures, and thoroughly covers the anti-coccidial vaccines and drugs that are currently available. This user-friendly guide will provide poultry scientists, poultry disease diagnosticians, and veterinary practitioners with a well-illustrated description of the Johnson and Reid scoring procedure, thorough explanation of laboratory procedures, experiment design, example protocols for testing anticoccidial drugs, a summary of the chemical name, structure, safety, and efficacy of anticoccidial drugs, and a review of anticoccidial vaccines that are currently available. This easy-to-use reference will be an invaluable tool for anyone working with poultry.

TOC

  • Preface 8
  • 1. Introduction to Coccidiosis 10
    • Coccidial life cycle 10
    • Diagnostic chart 10
    • Diagnostic procedure 13
  • 2. Examination of Lesions and Lesion Scoring 13
    • Lesion scoring (Johnson and Reid method) 20
    • Lesions of major species 20
    • Discussion 35
  • 3. Preparation of Oocysts 44
    • Oocyst collection 44
    • Sporulation and storage 45
    • Oocyst counting 45
    • Propagation 47
    • Calibration of a microscope for measuring oocysts 48
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Author's affiliation

Donal P. Conway: Conway Associates
M. Elizabeth McKenzie: Pfizer Inc.