Study on prevalence of poultry coccidiosis in Nekemte town, East Wollega, Ethiopia

Garbi, Firamye; Tesfaye, Asamenew; Woyessa, Mezene

doi:10.5897/ajar2013.6946

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“…This finding may be attributed to the aggressive feeding nature of male birds making them pick up more sporulated oocyst from contaminated feed, water, or litters. In support of this report, Olanrewaju and Agbor [32] and Garbi et al [33] recorded higher prevalence of coccidiosis among male chickens compared to female chickens in their studies conducted in Nigeria and Ethiopia, respectively.…”

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Investigations on the Occurrence and Associated Risk Factors of Avian Coccidiosis in Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria

Ola-Fadunsin

2017

Journal of Parasitology Research

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Avian coccidiosis is one of the most important diseases of poultry and it is responsible for a large number of poultry mortalities worldwide. This study was carried out to investigate the occurrence and associated risk factors of avian coccidiosis in Osun State, Nigeria. Fecal samples were collected and examined from 5,544 avian species that were brought for treatment at the state veterinary hospitals over a 10-year period. Parameters such as age, sex, season, and species of birds were determined. Also, the months of the year were taken into consideration. Overall prevalence of 41.3% was recorded. The year specific rate for avian coccidiosis was highest in 2007 (97.9%) and lowest in 2006 (0.4%), while the month-specific rate was highest in November (85.7%) and lowest in July 2006 (13.3%). There was a significantly (P < 0.05) higher prevalence in young birds compared to adults, in males compared to females, and during the wet season compared to the dry season. Broilers (99.8%) and cockerels (81.0%) were the bird types with the highest prevalence rate. The high prevalence of avian coccidiosis in the study area shows that the disease is endemic and there is need to embark on a radical preventive measure to curtail the disease.

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Investigations on the Occurrence and Associated Risk Factors of Avian Coccidiosis in Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria

Ola-Fadunsin

2017

Journal of Parasitology Research

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“…e prevalence based on breed showed 46.1%, 36.7%, and 26.3% in Bovan brown, White leg horn, and Rhode Red Island, respectively (Table 2). Relatively, this result is higher when compared with the results obtained from small-and large-scale farms in different parts of Ethiopia [38][39][40].…”

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Prevalence of Poultry Coccidiosis and Associated Risk Factors in Intensive Farming System of Gondar Town, Ethiopia

Wondimu

Mesfin

Bayu

2019

Veterinary Medicine International

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A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2018 to April 2019 in Gondar town, Ethiopia, with the objectives to determine the prevalence of coccidiosis and to assess the associated risk factors. The floatation technique was used for isolation of coccidian oocysts obtained from 384 fecal samples of chicken, and the prevalence revealed was 42.2%. The result showed 43.6% of male and 41.2% female chickens found infected with Eimeria. From the examined chickens, higher degree of infection was observed in the younger age group (51.0%) than adult chickens (36.7%). The difference was statistically significant (p<0.05). The study showed relatively higher prevalence in poor body condition chickens (72.6%) than medium (36.1%) and good body condition (30.5%) with statistically significant difference (p<0.05). The result also showed higher prevalence of coccidiosis in the floor system (50.4%) than in the cage system (19.0%), and the difference was statistically significant (p<0.05). The prevalence based on the management system was 63.7%, 39.4%, and 29.3% in poor, medium, and good management, respectively. Significant difference was seen in the prevalence of poultry coccidiosis, between poorly and properly managed chickens (p<0.05). In addition, the study reported 46.1%, 36.7%, and 26.3% prevalence in Bovan Brown, White Leg Horn, and Rhode Red Island chicken breeds, respectively. Coccidiosis is a major problem in the farm with inadequate hygienic measures and factors such as age, breed, body conditions, and biosecurity which are the most common factors that contribute for the occurrence of coccidiosis. Therefore, appropriate control strategies should be designed considering important risk factors such as, breed, age, management system, and housing system. Especially, focus should be given to biosecurity practices in the prevention and control of coccidiosis, and in addition, further studies are needed to be conducted to identify the prevalent Eimeria species for strategic control.

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“…This finding is in agreement with most of the international literature, which consider the young chickens at major risk for Eimeria species infection (Taylor et al, 2007), and with other reports in Ethiopia. In particular, both Firmaye et al (2015) and Hagos et al (2004) reported higher prevalence of Eimeria species infection in younger than adults; and Muluken and Liuel (2017) reported a significant higher mean count of Eimeria oocyst in older animals. However, few other studies, both in Ethiopia (Temesgen et al, 2018) and in other countries worldwide (Julie, 1999;Muhammad, 2019), reported higher prevalence of Eimeria species infection in adult than in growers, either similar values.…”

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Epidemiology and identification of Eimeria species affecting poultry in East Gojjam Zone, North West Ethiopia

Cheru,

Tamrat,

Hailemelekot

et al. 2023

Veterinary Medicine & Sci

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BackgroundDespite the expansion of modernized poultry farming in Ethiopia, the presence of high prevalence of Eimeria species is the bottleneck in the sector causing high morbidity and mortality rate in poultry.ObjectivesThe objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence and identify Eimeria species and investigate the major risk factors.MethodA cross‐sectional study was conducted from November 2019 to April 2020 in East Gojjam Zone, North West Ethiopia. A total of 384 chickens were used. Both floatation and McMaster coprological techniques were employed. Univariate and multinomial logistic regression was used to calculate the odds ratio for the associated risk factors. Analysis of variance was used to analyse differences in Eimeria oocyst counts among the groups.ResultsOverall prevalence of Eimeria species in poultry from the study area was 26.5%. Age (OR = 0.25, p = 0.001), management system (OR = 12.44, p = 0.001) and production system (OR = 0.37, p = 0.001) were found significantly (p < 0.05) associated with the risk of Eimeria species in poultry. The mean Eimeria oocyst count was significantly different by age and management system (F = 6.526, p = 0.002), (F = 5.369, p = 0.005), respectively. The mean Eimeria oocyst count was significantly greater in 6–12 weeks (p = 0.004) and <6 weeks of age (p = 0.025). A total of 6 Eimeria species were identified. Eimeria tenella (46.07%), Eimeria necatrix (24.5%) and Eimeria acervulina (8.82%) were the most common Eimeria species encountered.ConclusionThe prevalence of Eimeria species was higher in poultry in North West Ethiopia. Therefore, tailor‐made intervention is required to mitigate risk factors and reduce the prevalence of Eimeria species in poultry from the study area.

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Study on prevalence of poultry coccidiosis in Nekemte town, East Wollega, Ethiopia

Cited by 12 publications

References 14 publications

Investigations on the Occurrence and Associated Risk Factors of Avian Coccidiosis in Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria

Investigations on the Occurrence and Associated Risk Factors of Avian Coccidiosis in Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria

Prevalence of Poultry Coccidiosis and Associated Risk Factors in Intensive Farming System of Gondar Town, Ethiopia

Epidemiology and identification of Eimeria species affecting poultry in East Gojjam Zone, North West Ethiopia

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