Eimeria meleagridis is a species of coccidia found worldwide,[1] which causes mild disease in young turkeys aged 4–8 weeks.[2][3] The parasite causes disease in the cecum, where, on post-mortem examination (necropsy), a cream-colored exudate is seen.[2]
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^ abTrees, AJ (2008). "Chapter 39: Parasitic diseases: Turkey coccidiosis". In Pattison, M; McMullin, PF; Bradbury, JM; Alexander, DJ (eds.). Poultry diseases (6th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 451–452. ISBN 978-0-7020-2862-5.
^McDougald, LR; Fitz-Coy, SH (2008). "Chapter 28: Protozoal infections: Coccidosis". In Saif, YM; Faldy, AM; Glisson, JR; McDougald, LR; Nolan, LK; Swayne, DE (eds.). Diseases of poultry (12th ed.). Ames, Iowa: Blackwell Publishing. p. 1082. ISBN 978-0-8138-0718-8.
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