title: Coccidia of gallinaceous meat birds in Brazil.
abstract: Coccidiosis is a disease that limits the production and marketing of gallinaceous birds in North America, especially quails, pheasants and chukar partridges. Virtually no research has been conducted in South America on the causative agents of diseases among these birds, including coccidia. The aim of this work was to make first observations on Eimeria spp. in the chukar partridge Alectoris chukar and the grey quail Coturnix coturnix, which are reared for meat in Brazil. Fecal and tissue samples were collected from commercial farms and were examined for oocysts, gross and microscopic lesions or endogenous stages. From this examination, it was found that partridges raised in Brazil did not have any visible infection. However, grey quails presented mild infection and two Eimeria species that had previously been described in other birds were identified.
authors.affiliation: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Sobral, CE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Antônio Diego Brandão
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: George Rego
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Albuquerque
authors.affiliation: BRF Brasil Foods SA, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Patrícia Tironi
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.affiliation: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Sobral, CE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jomar Patrício
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Monteiro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D001938:Brazil; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D004539:Eimeria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016266:Food Parasitology; D046094:Galliformes; D008460:Meat / Q000469:parasitology*