Fourteenbreedinggiltswere movedfrom a highhealth-status multiplication facility to a dirt lot. Most exhibited diarrhea after four days and one died after seven days. The gilts, from a source herd with no history of coccidial infection, were diagnosed with Eimeria-induced coccidiosis and necrotic enteritis. Eimeria infestation is not typically pathogenic. High-health-status swine appear to be pa...

Various mixtures of two phytogenics and a prebiotic were assessed for their impacts on performance Ross 308 broilers experimentally challenged at 8 d-of-age with Eimeria tenella sporulated oocysts. The seven treatment groups (4 pens/treatment, 10 chicks/pen) were: Negative Control, unchallenged, un-supplemented; Positive (C), C P + CH, challenged, supplemented (per kg diet) 5 g peppermint (P) c...

Clinical coccidiosis was diagnosed in wild-caught and captive raccoons. Eimeria procyonis-like oocysts were seen in 15 of 15 captive raccoons. In 6 of 6 juvenile wild-caught raccoons examined at necropsy, endogenous coccidian stages were seen in the small intestine. Two types of schizonts (large and small) were identified. Large schizonts were up to 110 microm long, contained 10-microm-long mer...

The aim of the present study tested the effect of tannic acid extract (TAE) alone or in combination with a direct-fed microbial, Bacillus coagulans (TAE+BC), on performance and gut health of coccidiosis vaccinated broilers. Broilers were either unchallenged or challenged with a late Eimeria infection. The study looked at performance and gut health during two time periods: vaccination only (0-49...