title: Important parasites in poultry production systems.
abstract: Poultry now accounts for 30% of all meat consumed. Parasites are a problem where ever poultry are raised, whether in large commercial operations or in small back-yard flocks, and economic losses can be significant. This paper will briefly review the major protozoan, helminth, and arthropod species in poultry including pathogenesis. Other topics will include the importance of the interaction of other diseases and parasites, and control of the infection by chemotherapy, management, and immunity.
authors.affiliation: Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA. mdr@ars.usda.gov
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Ruff
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001181:Arthropods / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002589:Cestoda / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D003049:Coccidiostats / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D004539:Eimeria / Q000472:pathogenicity; D007306:Insecticides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009348:Nematoda / Q000472:pathogenicity; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D011200:Poultry; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D003049:Coccidiostats; D007306:Insecticides