National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
The present study aimed at epidemiological investigation of poultry coccidiosis in and around Tarai region of Uttarakhand. A total of 16 commercial poultry farms were screened and 9 were found positive for coccidiosis. Out of coccidiosis positive farms, 6 were broiler farms and 3 were layer farms. The overall prevalence of coccidiosis was 56.25 %, with 60% in broiler and 50% in layer flocks. The maximum prevalence was recorded during Aug-Sep (50%) followed by June-July (33.3%) and Dec-Jan (16.6%) in broilers, while there was equal prevalence during June-July (33.3%), Aug-Sep (33.3%) and Oct-Nov (33.3%) in layer farms. The management system mainly consisted of deep litter (87.50%) followed by cage system (12.50%). The identification of coccidian parasite was done by gross lesion site, oocyst morphology and coccimorph software. The most prevalent coccidian parasite identified was E. tenella (66.6%) in both type of farms followed by E. maxima (50%) and E. necatrix (33.3%) in broiler, while in layers E. maxima (33.3%) and 1 E. acervulina (33.3%).
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