Coccidia oocysts in the faeces of farmed ostrich (Struthio camelus) chicks in Botswana.
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.
Mushi
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EZ
Botswana College of Agriculture, Gaborone.
Isa
J F
JF
Chabo
R G
RG
Binta
M G
MG
Kapaata
R W
RW
Ndebele
R T
RT
Chakalisa
K C
KC
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*