Title
The relationship between Eimeria sp. oocyst contamination in litter and broiler pigmentation
Other title
Recuento de ooquistes de Ermeria sp. en cama nueva y su relación con la pigmentación en pollos de carne
Date Issued
01 January 2001
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Patricia Caiña V.
D'Eliana Icochea A.
Pablo Reyna S.
María Elena Salinas J.
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between avian coccidiosis and pigmentation intensity in broiler chickens kept under intensive husbandry conditions. Litter samples were taken on days O, 7, 14, 21, 42 and 49 at 5 farms Iocated in Ruara!, Huacho and Ventanilla, Department ofLima. On day 35, skin pigmentation was determined using a Roche color fan, for 90 - 120 birds from each farm. A weak relationship between level ofoocyst contmination and broiler skin pigmentation intensity was found (Spearman correlation --0.098), although subclinical coccidiosis was detected in all the poultry houses studied. Clinical signs of the disease, which may adversely affect pigmentation and productive parameters, were not observed due to appropriate management and biosecurity practices, chicken health status and the anticoccidial program used.
Start page
34
End page
40
Volume
12
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85047006810
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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