Chicken coccidiosis in peri-urban family farming in two South American countries : prevalence and circulating eimeria spp.
Family poultry production systems (FPPSs) in Chile and Argentina produce high-quality and nutritious food. However, little is known about chicken coccidiosis in these production systems. This work aimed to determine the Eimeria sp. positivity rate, circulating species, general farm management, and k...
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| author | Tomazic, Mariela Luján Britez, Jesica Daiana Pisón-Martínez, María Luz Barbano, Pablo Martin Canet, Zulma Edith Trangoni, Marcos David Poklepovich Caride, Tomás Javier Cubas, Facundo Alegría-Morán, Raúl Ramírez-Toloza, Galia Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa |
| author_browse | Alegría-Morán, Raúl Barbano, Pablo Martin Britez, Jesica Daiana Canet, Zulma Edith Cubas, Facundo Pisón-Martínez, María Luz Poklepovich Caride, Tomás Javier Ramírez-Toloza, Galia Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa Tomazic, Mariela Luján Trangoni, Marcos David |
| author_facet | Tomazic, Mariela Luján Britez, Jesica Daiana Pisón-Martínez, María Luz Barbano, Pablo Martin Canet, Zulma Edith Trangoni, Marcos David Poklepovich Caride, Tomás Javier Cubas, Facundo Alegría-Morán, Raúl Ramírez-Toloza, Galia Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa |
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| description | Family poultry production systems (FPPSs) in Chile and Argentina produce high-quality and nutritious food. However, little is known about chicken coccidiosis in these production systems. This work aimed to determine the Eimeria sp. positivity rate, circulating species, general farm management, and knowledge of the disease in FPPSs by gaining access to peri-urban markets in these two countries. The overall Eimeria sp. positivity rate, determined in 88 fecal samples, was 85.1%. Oocysts per gram in Argentinean meat-producing FPPSs were significantly higher than in Argentinean and Chilean egg-producing FPPSs. Multiplex-PCR based on seven Eimeria spp. Sequence-Characterized Amplified Region (SCAR) markers showed a great diversity of circulating species, with E. mitis (70.3%), E. acervulina (62.2%), and E. tenella (59.5%), followed by E. maxima (43.2%), E. praecox (32.4%), E. necatrix (18.9%), and E. brunetti (5.4%). Low awareness among family producers and low implementation of control measures were found. Importantly, pathogenic species were found even in asymptomatic chickens, which represents a potential chicken health threat. Furthermore, the administration of sulfonamides to broilers with clinical signs poses a risk of environmental contamination. This is the first comprehensive cross-sectional study showing that Eimeria sp. is a persistent parasite in peri-urban FPPSs in Argentina and Chile. |
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| spelling | INTA220842025-04-28T15:01:39Z Chicken coccidiosis in peri-urban family farming in two South American countries : prevalence and circulating eimeria spp. Tomazic, Mariela Luján Britez, Jesica Daiana Pisón-Martínez, María Luz Barbano, Pablo Martin Canet, Zulma Edith Trangoni, Marcos David Poklepovich Caride, Tomás Javier Cubas, Facundo Alegría-Morán, Raúl Ramírez-Toloza, Galia Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa Family Farming Poultry Coccidiosis Eimeria Sulphonamides One Health Approach Chickens South America Agricultura Familiar Aves de Corral Sulfonamida Enfoque Una Salud Pollo América del Sur Family poultry production systems (FPPSs) in Chile and Argentina produce high-quality and nutritious food. However, little is known about chicken coccidiosis in these production systems. This work aimed to determine the Eimeria sp. positivity rate, circulating species, general farm management, and knowledge of the disease in FPPSs by gaining access to peri-urban markets in these two countries. The overall Eimeria sp. positivity rate, determined in 88 fecal samples, was 85.1%. Oocysts per gram in Argentinean meat-producing FPPSs were significantly higher than in Argentinean and Chilean egg-producing FPPSs. Multiplex-PCR based on seven Eimeria spp. Sequence-Characterized Amplified Region (SCAR) markers showed a great diversity of circulating species, with E. mitis (70.3%), E. acervulina (62.2%), and E. tenella (59.5%), followed by E. maxima (43.2%), E. praecox (32.4%), E. necatrix (18.9%), and E. brunetti (5.4%). Low awareness among family producers and low implementation of control measures were found. Importantly, pathogenic species were found even in asymptomatic chickens, which represents a potential chicken health threat. Furthermore, the administration of sulfonamides to broilers with clinical signs poses a risk of environmental contamination. This is the first comprehensive cross-sectional study showing that Eimeria sp. is a persistent parasite in peri-urban FPPSs in Argentina and Chile. Instituto de Patobiología Fil: Tomazic, Mariela Luján. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología Veterinaria; Argentina Fil: Tomazic, Mariela Luján. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Tomazic, Mariela Luján. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Cátedra de Biotecnología; Argentina Fil: Britez, Jesica Daiana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología Veterinaria; Argentina Fil: Britez, Jesica Daiana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Britez, Jesica Daiana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Cátedra de Parasitología; Argentina Fil: Pisón-Martínez, María Luz. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). 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Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Cátedra de Física; Argentina Fil: Cubas, Facundo. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas (INEI) ANLIS "Dr. Carlos G. Malbran". Unidad Operativa Centro Nacional de Genómica y Bioinformática; Argentina Fil: Alegría-Morán, Raúl. Universidad Santo Tomás. Facultad de Recursos Naturales y Medicina Veterinaria. Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Sede Santiago; Chile Fil: Ramírez-Toloza, Galia. Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias. Laboratorio de Parasitología y Enfermedades Parasitarias; Chile Fil: Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología Veterinaria; Argentina Fil: Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa. 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| spellingShingle | Family Farming Poultry Coccidiosis Eimeria Sulphonamides One Health Approach Chickens South America Agricultura Familiar Aves de Corral Sulfonamida Enfoque Una Salud Pollo América del Sur Tomazic, Mariela Luján Britez, Jesica Daiana Pisón-Martínez, María Luz Barbano, Pablo Martin Canet, Zulma Edith Trangoni, Marcos David Poklepovich Caride, Tomás Javier Cubas, Facundo Alegría-Morán, Raúl Ramírez-Toloza, Galia Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa Chicken coccidiosis in peri-urban family farming in two South American countries : prevalence and circulating eimeria spp. |
| title | Chicken coccidiosis in peri-urban family farming in two South American countries : prevalence and circulating eimeria spp. |
| title_full | Chicken coccidiosis in peri-urban family farming in two South American countries : prevalence and circulating eimeria spp. |
| title_fullStr | Chicken coccidiosis in peri-urban family farming in two South American countries : prevalence and circulating eimeria spp. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chicken coccidiosis in peri-urban family farming in two South American countries : prevalence and circulating eimeria spp. |
| title_short | Chicken coccidiosis in peri-urban family farming in two South American countries : prevalence and circulating eimeria spp. |
| title_sort | chicken coccidiosis in peri urban family farming in two south american countries prevalence and circulating eimeria spp |
| topic | Family Farming Poultry Coccidiosis Eimeria Sulphonamides One Health Approach Chickens South America Agricultura Familiar Aves de Corral Sulfonamida Enfoque Una Salud Pollo América del Sur |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22084 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/7/982 https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15070982 |
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