Caecal coccidiosis in commercial male turkeys
An outbreak of coccidiosis with high mortality is reported in 30-day-old commercial turkeys. Grossly, a severe typhlitis with a large fibrino-necrotic core was present. Large numbers of oocysts were observed in caecal smears. The location and the severity of the lesions and the oocyst morphology wer...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2006-01-01
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Series: | Italian Journal of Animal Science |
Online Access: | http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/ijas.2006.315 |