PREVALENCE OF COCCIDIOSIS IN CHICKEN (GALLUS DOMESTICUS) COMMONLY SLAUGHTERED IN DAMATURU MAIN MARKET
Abstract
The study was conducted to determined and identified coccidiosis in slaughtered chickens in Damaturu main market by sporulation and serological method. A total of 120 samples comprises of 60 fresh feacal and 60 intestinal samples from chickens were collected and examined. The result revealed that over all recovery rate of coccidiosis among the samples collected was 32.5%. The infection on the basis of the sample was feacal 19 (31.6%) and intestine 20 (33.3%). The result shows that a total of 39 out of 120 samples examined were infected with coccidiosis. Finally, suggestion and recommendation have been made on the handling of feeds, rearing and housing of chickens in most hygienic way.
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