title: Coccidia oocysts in the faeces of farmed ostrich (Struthio camelus) chicks in Botswana.
abstract: Coccidia oocysts were demonstrated in the faeces of 53 (about 34%) of 156 apparently healthy ostrich chicks. Young chicks had the highest proportion of infestation while those more than 9 weeks old had no oocysts at all in their faeces. These coccidia may be considered no pathogenic since the infected chicks grew normally without any evidence of diarrhoea.
authors: Botswana College of Agriculture, Gaborone.
authors: E Z
authors: EZ
authors: Mushi
authors: J F
authors: JF
authors: Isa
authors: R G
authors: RG
authors: Chabo
authors: M G
authors: MG
authors: Binta
authors: R W
authors: RW
authors: Kapaata
authors: R T
authors: RT
authors: Ndebele
authors: K C
authors: KC
authors: Chakalisa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001902:Botswana; D003044:Coccidia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D010270:Parasite Egg Count / Q000662:veterinary; D015995:Prevalence; D020310:Struthioniformes / Q000469:parasitology*