With avian influenza monopolising poultry news headlines, one would almost believe that there are no other diseases worthy of consideration, but in fact the contrary is true. The industry is continuously confronted with health issues which should not...

Coccidiosis in commercial poultry flocks is one disease where many anticoccidial compounds have failed to provide a lasting control. Combining ionophore anticoccidials may provide an effective alternative.

"Our knowledge of the population dynamics of Eimeria infections, the factors involved in the epidemiology of coccidiosis, and the circumstances under which drug resistance can result in economic loss to the poultry industry in inadequate." (HD Chapma...

Standard methods for diagnosing coccidiosis or assessing its clinical impact may be potentially misleading, time-consuming and expensive. Direct microscopical examination of the fresh intestinal mucosae of culled birds facilitates an immediate, relia...

Widespread resistance of Coccidiosis field isolates to all existing anticoccidials has been well documented. Now, findings of Dutch scientists suggest that vaccinating broilers can restore the sensitivity of field isolates to anticoccidials.

In modern poultry production success is very much dependent upon keeping flocks healthy and keeping diseases at bay. This is especially so with coccidiosis, which can be a killer.

Eimeria mitis is one of those coccidia about which little known. It had long been assumed that there was no reason to pay a lot of attention to it, but recently views have changed. This coccidium proves to be underestimated in its role to negatively ...