Quantification of Eimeria acervulina in faeces of broilers: Comparison of McMaster oocyst counts from 24h faecal collections and single droppings to real-time PCR from cloacal swabs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 169, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-7

  Velkers, F C ^a,b   Blake, D P ^c   Graat, E A M ^b   Vernooij, J C M ^a   Bouma, A ^a   de Jong, M C M ^b   Stegeman, J A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eimeria acervulina; Oocyst counts; Quantitative real time PCR; Single droppings

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BROILER; CELL COUNT; CLOACA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EIMERIA; EIMERIA ACERVULINA; FECES ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLE SIZE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CLOACA; COCCIDIOSIS; EIMERIA; FECES; MALE; OOCYTES; PARASITE EGG COUNT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY DISEASES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

AVES; EIMERIA; EIMERIA ACERVULINA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 77951093270     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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