Coccidiosis – A Chicken Keeper’s Boogeyman
What is coccidiosis? Coccidiosis is an intestinal infection caused by a protozoa. The variety that most often causes infection in chickens are in the genus Eimeria. These protozoa are prevalent in soil, in the droppings of other animals, and affect a wide variety of species. Chicken keepers often abbreviate the infection, and call it cocci.…
