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Effects of different infection rates on the oocyst production of Eimeria acervulina or Eimeria tenella in the chicken

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

R. B. Williams
R. B. Williams
Affiliation:
Veterinary Research Division, May and. Baker Ltd., Ongar, Essex, England
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Experiments using chicks of specified strain, age and sex raised under identical conditions on the same diet and infected with known strains of coccidia are described. The relationships between the infection rates and resulting oocyst productions of Eimeria acervulina and E. tenella are presented graphically and are used to demonstrate a crowding effect. Possible contributory factors to the crowding effect and possible reasons for the differences between the E. acervulina oocyst production of unmedicated birds or birds medicated with decoquinate are discussed. It is suggested that standard curves for normal infection rate — reproductive potential relationships under strictly specified conditions may be of value in choosing appropriate infection rates for critical experimental work to assess the effects of anticoccidial compounds on oocyst production.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 67 , Issue 3 , December 1973 , pp. 279 - 288
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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