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Prevalence of Eimeria species, detected by ITS1-PCR, in broiler poultry farms located in seven provinces of northeastern Algeria.

Djemai, S; Ayadi, O; Khelifi, D; Bellil, I; Hide, G

Authors

S Djemai

O Ayadi

D Khelifi

I Bellil



Abstract

Coccidiosis is an important global chickens' disease which can cause serious economic losses in the poultry industry worldwide. Little is known about the extent of infection or diversity, of the causative agent Eimeria spp., in Algeria. A priority, therefore, is to determine the prevalence and species composition to inform strategies on treatments and control measures. Samples were collected from 187 broiler farms, located in 7 Northeastern Algerian provinces (Jijel, Constantine, Skikda, Mila, Setif, Batna, Bordj bou-Arreridj), and Internal Transcribed Spacer 1 PCR (ITS1-PCR) was used to determine the prevalence and composition of Eimeria species in chickens. The survey revealed the presence of all seven species of Eimeria at different prevalences (E. maxima (69%), E. acervulina (68.4%), E. necatrix (11.2%), E. tenella (8%), E. praecox (4.3%), E. mitis (2.1%), E. brunetti (2.1%). Multiple infections, with up to 4 different Eimeria species present on a single farm, were the most frequent situation in our samples (51.9% mixed infections versus 47.6% single infections). All farms revealed infected samples, and we conclude that this parasite is a significant problem in these provinces.

Citation

Djemai, S., Ayadi, O., Khelifi, D., Bellil, I., & Hide, G. (2022). Prevalence of Eimeria species, detected by ITS1-PCR, in broiler poultry farms located in seven provinces of northeastern Algeria. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 54(5), 250. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-022-03252-1

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 29, 2022
Publication Date Aug 9, 2022
Deposit Date Sep 1, 2022
Publicly Available Date Aug 10, 2023
Journal Tropical animal health and production
Print ISSN 0049-4747
Electronic ISSN 1573-7438
Publisher Springer Verlag
Volume 54
Issue 5
Pages 250
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-022-03252-1
Keywords Algeria · Broiler · Prevalence · Eimeria · Internal Transcribed Spacer 1-PCR · Infections
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-022-03252-1
Related Public URLs https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11250-022-03252-1
https://www.salford.ac.uk/our-staff/geoff-hide

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