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coccidiosis Definition

coc·cidi·o·sis (käk sid′ē ōsis)

noun

a contagious intestinal disease of domestic and wild animals, birds, and, rarely, people, caused by members of an order (Coccidia) of sporozoans living as parasites in the intestines

Etymology: ModL < coccidium, little berry + -osis

coccidiosis Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • control: Important control facts To control coccidiosis there are various facts we need to consider.

Adjective modifier

  • clinical: Clinical coccidiosis is most commonly seen in lambs aged between 4 8 weeks, but can occur in older livestock.
  • avian: A live attenuated vaccine for the control of avian coccidiosis: trials in broiler breeders and replacement layer flocks in the United Kingdom.
  • caecal: The most common form of the disease is caecal coccidiosis, caused by Eimeria tenella.

Modifies a noun

  • prevention: Therefore, I suggest that the cost of coccidiosis prevention be determined separately for broiler breeders and layers.

Preposition: in

  • cattle: A graph provides data on the occurrence of coccidiosis in cattle from 1997 to 2001.
  • chicken: Effects of whole wheat dilution versus substitution on coccidiosis in broiler chickens.
  • poultry: Authored by Marc Kabay a veterinary pathologist, this document discusses coccidiosis in poultry, caused by Eimeria species of intestinal parasites.

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