Prevalenceand Risk Factors of Chicken Coccidiosis in Atbara Locality,Sudan

Abstract

A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the incidence of poultry coccidiosis in Atbara localityand todetermine some of the possible risk factors associated with the disease during the period December 2018 to September 2019. A total of 501((496) fecal samples , (5) live birds)sample were examined.Live bird samples were examined clinically and pathologically.Fecal samples were examined by floatation technique. Seasonality, age, weight, strain, breed, management, system, source of feed and water,and type of production were the Risk factors considered during the study. Results showed that coccidiosis was prevalent among poultry flocks in Atbara locality(74) positive samples were detected with a prevalence of (14.9%). The following correlation with coccidiosis in poultry in a single-variable analysis under a significant level of significance greater than or equal to 0.25 the moral value of each of the following risk factors is (season = 0.01) (age = 0.7) (weight = 0.9) (Strain = 0.32) (type of production = 0.4) (management = 0.13) (Drinking water source = 0.8) (Food source = 0.003) (Breeding system = 0.13) . using Multiple Variables analysis to determine the probability of a correlation between coccidiosis in poultry and potential risk factors, result showed that there is a significant correlation with two risk factors season and food source.