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Coinfection of the gut with protozoal and metazoal parasites in broiler and laying chickens

Research Authors
Mohamed R Mousa, Marwa M Attia, Heba M Salem, Nawal Al-Hoshani, Hasnaa Thabit, Marwa A Ibrahim, Haleema H Albohiri, Samar Ahmad Khan, Mohamed T El-Saadony, Khaled A El-Tarabily, Mohamed A El-Saied
Research Abstract

The chicken business faces substantial economic losses due to the risk of parasitic coinfection. Because the current study aimed to investigate enteric parasitic coinfections problems among the suspected examined chicken farms, samples were collected during the field investigation from suspected freshly dead birds, clinically diseased, apparently healthy, and litter samples for further laboratory parasitological, histopathological, and immunological examinations. Variable mortalities with various clinical indicators, such as ruffled feathers, weight loss, diarrhea of various colors, and a decline in egg production, occurred on the farms under investigation. In addition, the treatment protocols of each of the farms that were evaluated were documented and the m-RNA levels of some cytokines and apoptotic genes among the infected poultry have been assessed. The prevalence rate of parasitic coinfection in the current …

Research Date
Research Department
Research Journal
Poultry Science
Research Publisher
Elsevier
Research Vol
103
Research Year
2024
Research Pages
103227