Coccidia oocysts in the faeces of farmed ostrich (Struthio camelus) chicks in Botswana.

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Author list: Mushi EZ, Isa JF, Chabo RG, Binta MG, Kapaata RW, Ndebele RT, Chakalisa KC

Publisher: AOSIS

Publication year: 1998

Journal: Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research (0030-2465)

Journal acronym: Onderstepoort J Vet Res

Volume number: 65

Issue number: 4

Start page: 281

End page: 4

Number of pages: -276

ISSN: 0030-2465

eISSN: 2219-0635

Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

Abstract

Coccidia oocysts were demonstrated in the faeces of 53 (about 34%) of 156 apparently healthy ostrich chicks. Young chicks had the highest proportion of infestation while those more than 9 weeks old had no oocysts at all in their faeces. These coccidia may be considered no pathogenic since the infected chicks grew normally without any evidence of diarrhoea.

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