PCR identification and prevalence of Eimeria species in commercial turkey flocks of the Midwestern United States

PCR identification and prevalence of Eimeria species in commercial turkey flocks of the Midwestern United States

ABSTRACT: The present study used a PCR approach to characterize prevalence of coccidial species in fecal samples obtained from 40 individual Midwestern turkey flocks to characterize distribution of species in commercial flocks. Each sample was screened for 6 prominent Eimeria species using species-s...

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Main Authors: Audrey F. Duff, W.N. Briggs, J.C. Bielke, K.E. McGovern, M. Trombetta, H. Abdullah, L.R. Bielke, K.M. Chasser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Poultry Science
Subjects:
turkey
coccidiosis
PCR
Eimeria adenoeides
Eimeria meleagrimitis
Eimeria gallopavonis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579122002863

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