STUDIES ON CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS OF CHICKENS AT PORT-SAID PROVINCE | ||
Veterinary Medical Journal (Giza) | ||
Volume 46, Issue 3, July 1998, Pages 293-302 PDF (3.24 M) | ||
DOI: 10.21608/vmjg.1998.377286 | ||
Authors | ||
H.M. EL -GWADY* 1; A.A. EL-MELIGY1; M.W. GHATTAS2; S.W. TADROS2 | ||
1Faculty of veterinary medicine ,suez canal university | ||
2Animal Health Research Institute, Port-Said. | ||
Abstract | ||
examination of 385 broiler chickens at Port-said province during the period extending from March 1995 till the end of February 1996 revealed that, 40 (10. 38%) were found infected wih Cryptosporidun species. The peak of infection occurred during Summer (15.53%), followed by Spring and Autumn (11.66 and 8.77% respectively). The lowest infection rate was found during Winter (4.34%). Morphometrically, the obtained species was identified as Cryptosporidum baileyi. The present study dealt also with the gross pathology and histopathological alterations in the intestine and bursa. | ||
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