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Prevalence rate of different Eimeria species in free-range chicken in Sidi Thabet, Tunisia.
| Bird type | Broilers | Pullet | Layer | Prevalence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eimeria spp. | Number of positive samples | % positive | Number of positive samples | % positive | Number of positive samples | % positive | % |
| E. tenella | 50 | 25 | 71 | 35.5 | 2 | 1 | 61.5 |
| E. maxima | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| E. tenella + E. maxima | 17 | 8.5 | 29 | 14.5 | 4 | 2 | 25 |
| E. tenella + E. acervulina | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
