EPISOOTIC SITUATION, CLINICAL AND PATHOMORPHOLOGICAL SIGNS IN CHICKEN EIMERIOSIS IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE ROSTOV REGION
The article has been prepared with the aim of reviewing poultry eimeriosis and considering methods of its prevention. Despite the large number of coccidiostatics available and used in poultry farming, the incidence and losses from eimeriosis are still as high today as in the previous decades. Eymeriosis is a severe enteritis caused by a number of intracellular parasites of the genus Eimeria. The course of eimeriosis becomes more severe due to the possibility of its occurrence in association with other diseases (of various etiology), which complicates the diagnosis and treatment. Nine species parasitize in poultry, but the most virulent are: E.tenella, E.necatrix, E.brunetti, E.maxima, E.acervulina. The disease causes significant economic damage to the poultry industry, mainly due to reduced production efficiency as well as control costs.