A Review on Current Situation and Control of Avian Coccidiosis in Korea

국내 닭 콕시듐균의 발생 현황과 방제대책

Several aspects about the epidemiological status of chicken coccidiosis, its control measures and recent research activities in Korea are discussed in this paper. Medication with different available anticoccidial drugs has been reasonably effective in treating and preventing serious outbreaks of coccidiosis in chicken, but the disease remains one of the most expensive and common diseases of popultry production in this country, and more recently its incidence is increasing, possibly due to the more intensive methods of husbandry and the immergence of resistant strains of coccidia. Therefore, this necessitates a continuous search for new methods such as medication program (shuttl and rotation program) and immunization using attenuated strains or parasite antigens.