Prevalence of subclinical coccidiosis associated with house reared chickens in al-Muthanna Province, Iraq

الملخص EN

A point prevalence study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Eimeria species in house reared chickens in Al-Muthanna province in western south of Iraq.

129 fecal and intestinal samples were collected.

The total infection with Eimeria species was 21.7 %.

Highest infection rate was 28.5 % with E.

acervulina while lowest infection rate was 7.1 % with E.

brunetti and E.tenella.

The highest prevalence rate was in months of November (52 %) while lowest rate in February 3.3 % and there was significant effect of months on proportion of positive samples at P < 0.05.