Avian coccidiosis: the basic pathology to control.
Coccidiosis is a major intestinal parasitic disease of poultry that is associated with severe economic losses and welfare issues. This review brings together current knowledge about the disease and the pathological alterations involved at gross, microscopic and molecular level and how these aspects may be exploitable in the future to improve existing control measures. Particular attention was paid to the genotoxic and cytotoxic effects of Coccidia at the cellular level, and how these can be investigated using novel techniques, such as the single-gel electrophoresis (comet assay) on in vitro cultured cells.
Bould
James G
JG
School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, United Kingdom.
Elsheikha
Hany M
HM
Morsy
Tosson A
TA
D000818:Animals; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D003049:Coccidiostats / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011200:Poultry; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control
D003049:Coccidiostats