Eimeria meleagridis
| Eimeria meleagridis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | SAR |
| Infrakingdom: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
| Family: | Eimeriidae |
| Genus: | Eimeria |
| Species: | E. meleagridis
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| Binomial name | |
| Eimeria meleagridis Tyzzer, 1927[1]
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Eimeria meleagridis is a species of coccidia found worldwide,[1] which causes mild disease in young turkeys aged 4–8 weeks.[2][3] The parasite causes disease in the cecum, where, on post-mortem examination (necropsy), a cream-colored exudate is seen.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b EM, Kheysin (1972). Todd, KS, Jr. (ed.). Life cycles of coccidia of domestic animals. Translated by Plous, FK, Jr. Baltimore: University Park Press. p. 230. ISBN 0-8391-0066-3.
- ^ a b Trees, AJ (2008). "Chapter 39: Parasitic diseases: Turkey coccidiosis". In Pattison, M; McMullin, PF; Bradbury, JM; Alexander, DJ (eds.). Poultry diseases (6th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 451–452. ISBN 978-0-7020-2862-5.
- ^ McDougald, LR; Fitz-Coy, SH (2008). "Chapter 28: Protozoal infections: Coccidosis". In Saif, YM; Faldy, AM; Glisson, JR; McDougald, LR; Nolan, LK; Swayne, DE (eds.). Diseases of poultry (12th ed.). Ames, Iowa: Blackwell Publishing. p. 1082. ISBN 978-0-8138-0718-8.
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