Eimeria tenella infection among broiler chicks Gallus domesticus in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia

Eimeria infection was surveyed among farm and house reared broiler chicks. For the first time, Eimeria tenella was recoded among chicken in Saudi Arabia. The prevalence of the infection was 80% among the house reared chicks while no infection was reported among the farm chicks. The younger chicks we...

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Published in:Journal of King Saud University. Science 2009-10, Vol.21 (3), p.191-193
Main Authors: Al-Quraishy, S., Abdel-Baki, A.S., Dkhil, M.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Chicken
Eimeria tenella
Saudi Arabia
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Summary:Eimeria infection was surveyed among farm and house reared broiler chicks. For the first time, Eimeria tenella was recoded among chicken in Saudi Arabia. The prevalence of the infection was 80% among the house reared chicks while no infection was reported among the farm chicks. The younger chicks were more susceptible to the infection than the older ones.
ISSN:1018-3647
DOI:10.1016/j.jksus.2009.10.006