文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Liao, Shenquan ¹ ; Lin, Xuhui ¹ ; Zhou, Qingfeng ² ; Wang, Zhanxin ² ; Yan, Zhuanqiang ² ; Wang, Dingai ² ; Su, Guanzhi ² ; Li, Juan ¹ ; Lv, Minna ¹ ; Hu, Junjing ¹ ; Cai, Haiming ¹ ; Song, Yongle ¹ ; Chen, Xiangjie ¹ ; Zhu, Yibin ¹ ; Yin, Lijun ¹ ; Zhang, Jianfei ¹ ; Qi, Nanshan ¹ ; Sun, Mingfei ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Guangdong Acad Agr Sci, Minist Agr & Rural Affairs, Key Lab Livestock Dis Prevent Guangdong Prov, Key Lab Avian Influenza & Other Major Poultry Dis, Guangzhou, Peoples R China

2.Wens Foodstuffs Grp Co Ltd, Wens Grp Acad, Xinxing, Guangdong, Peoples R China

关键词： broiler chicken; coccidiosis; Eimeria spp.; prevalence; risk factors

期刊名称：FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE （ 影响因子：3.2； 五年影响因子：3.5 ）

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年卷期： 2024 年 11 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Coccidiosis is a costly intestinal disease of chickens caused by Eimeria species. This infection is associated with high mortality, reduced feed efficiency, and slowed body weight gain. The diagnosis and control of coccidiosis becomes challenging due to the fact that chickens can be infected by seven different Eimeria species and often occur mixed-species co-infections. Grasping the epidemiology of Eimeria species is crucial to estimate the efficiency of poultry management. This study aimed to explore the distribution of Eimeria species in broiler chickens in China after administering live anticoccidial vaccines. A total of 634 samples were obtained, and the survey results showed that the prevalence of Eimeria was 86.12% (546/634), and the most common species were E. acervulina (65.62%), E. necatrix (50.95%), E. mitis (50.79%), E. tenella (48.42%), and E. praecox (41.80%). Most samples indicated mixed-species infections (an average of 3.29 species per positive sample). Notably, 63.98% of samples contain 3 to 5 Eimeria species within a single fecal sample. The most prevalent combinations were E. acervulina-E. tenella (38.96%) and E. acervulina-E. necatrix (37.22%). Statistical analysis showed that flocks vaccinated with trivalent vaccines were significantly positive for E. necatrix in grower chickens (OR = 3.30, p < 0.05) compared with starter chickens, and tetravalent vaccinated flocks showed that starter chickens demonstrated a higher susceptibility to E. tenella-E. brunetti (OR = 2.03, p < 0.05) and E. acervulina-E. maxima (OR = 2.05, p < 0.05) compared with adult chickens. Geographically, in the case of tetravalent vaccine-immunized flocks, a substantial positive association was observed between E. necatrix infection rates and flocks from eastern (OR = 3.88, p < 0.001), central (OR = 2.65, p = 0.001), and southern China (OR = 3.17, p < 0.001) compared with southwestern China. This study also found a positive association between E. necatrix (OR = 1.64, p < 0.05), E. acervulina (OR = 1.59, p < 0.05), and E. praecox (OR = 1.81, p < 0.05) infection and coccidiosis occurrence compared with non-infected flocks in tetravalent vaccinated flocks. This molecular epidemiological investigation showed a high prevalence of Eimeria species in the field. The emergent species, E. brunetti and E. praecox, might be incorporated into the widely-used live vaccines in the future. These insights could be useful in refining coccidiosis control strategies in the poultry industry.