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Coccidiosis: Management options for today’s turkeys

Virtually everyone in the poultry industry is aware of coccidiosis — a disease caused by protozoan parasites, Eimeria, that develop within the intestine of most domestic and wild animals and birds. The condition is more elusive in turkeys, however.

Jenkins: New pathways to tackle coccidiosis

sspiegel0120@gmail.com on January 3, 2025

Molecular biology is a powerful tool the poultry industry can use to better understand and ultimately control avian coccidiosis. In a presentation at the 2024 PSA meeting, Mark Jenkins, PhD, discussed the usefulness of molecular biology and improved vaccination strategies to control coccidiosis.

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Don’t overlook the basics when using coccidiosis vaccines

Most poultry producers today use vaccines to help manage coccidiosis. Live coccidial vaccines are designed to uniformly infect birds with a controlled number of Eimeria oocysts to stimulate a protective immune response, but not all vaccines are the same.

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