Assessment and identification of risk factors associated with avian coccidiosis in Haryana, India

Coccidiosis caused by protozoan parasite of Eimeria species is one the most important poultry diseases prevalent in different parts globe including India. The invades intestinal cells and disease characterised enteritis diarrhoea leading to weight loss, altered feed conversion ratio, poor growth eventually death affected birds. A survey on commercial farms was conducted 10 districts Haryana state, India, using a questionnaire assess status coccidiosis, associated risk factors management practices followed. On analysis data, it found that overall, 15 (28.8%) had history coccidiosis. One-fourth (25%) farmers reported use anticoccidial drugs for chemoprophylaxis or therapeutic purposes at their farms. Further, statistical Chi-square, several were be statistically significant (p<0.05) with occurrence coccidiosis these type birds, capacity visitor’s entry, litter removal frequency, number antibiotics used treatment foggers summer under study. These identified as predisposing and/ odds significantly higher (p<0.001) presence study compared where absent. present revealed undue economic burden farmers. For effective farms, may discouraged. Moreover, turned removed frequently along judicious anti-coccidiostats other alternatives encouraged.