Occurrence of Eimeria species parasites on small-scale commercial chicken farms in Africa and indication of economic profitability.

Small-scale commercial poultry production is emerging as an important form of livestock production in Africa, providing sources of income and animal protein to many poor households, yet the occurrence and impact of coccidiosis on this relatively new production system remains unknown. The primary obj...

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Main Authors: Kimberly M Fornace, Emily L Clark, Sarah E Macdonald, Boniface Namangala, Esron Karimuribo, Joseph A Awuni, Olaf Thieme, Damer P Blake, Jonathan Rushton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3877271?pdf=render