PREVALENCE OF COCCIDIOSIS IN BROILER CHICKENS IN FAISALABAD, PAKISTAN

A study was conducted during the period from October, 2000 to June, 2001 to record the prevalence of coccidiosis in broiler chickens in Faisalabad district. A total of 930 guts were collected and processed at Immunoparasitology Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Seven species of Eimeria (E) viz. E. tenella (50%), E. maxima (40%), E. mitis (2%), E. praecox (0.8%), E. acervulina (4%); E. necatrix (2%) and E. brunetti (1.2%) were recorded. The overall prevalence of coccidiosis was found to be 37.95%.