Subclinical cryptosporidiosis of turkeys in Iowa.
J Parasitol
; 74(5): 898-900, 1988 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-3418465
ABSTRACT
Cryptosporidium oocysts were found in the feces of 16 of 20 (80%) 17-day-old and 38 of 100 (38%) 24-day-old turkeys in a healthy commercial flock in central Iowa. Mean dimensions of 50 oocysts were 4.5 x 5.3 micron. In experimentally inoculated turkeys and chickens, the parasites frequently infected the ceca, colon, and cloaca, but rarely infected the small intestine or bursa of Fabricius. These data differ from published descriptions of Cryptosporidium baileyi in chickens and turkeys. The results indicate that the cryptosporidia of poultry are not a homogeneous group and demonstrate that Cryptosporidium infections can occur in apparently healthy poultry flocks.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Perus
/
Coccídios
/
Cryptosporidium
Limite:
Animals
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1988
Tipo de documento:
Article