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Studies on some enteric protozoan parasites infecting turkeys /

Marwa Mohammed Eid Khalifa

Studies on some enteric protozoan parasites infecting turkeys / دراسات عن بعض أنواع الأوليات المعوية التى تصيب الرومى Marwa Mohammed Eid Khalifa ; Supervised Ahmed M. Nassar , Nisreen E. Mohamoud , Azza M. Abdelwahab - Cairo : Marwa Mohammed Eid Khalifa , 2013 - 121Leaves : charts , facsimiles ; 30cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Parasitology

This study revealed that 7 (0.58 %) out of 1202 examined intestinal contents of turkeys were infected with Cryptosporidium species by modified Ziehl - Neelsen stain technique . These 7 samples were collected from Elesmaylia governorate . The morphology of the detected Cryptosporidium species was described . Examination of tissue samples collected from 250 turkeys by M. Z. N stain revealed that all samples were negative for Cryptosporidium species infection



Cryptosporidium species Eimeria species Gelelectrophoresis