Table 2.

Detection and quantification of genomes of Eimerianecatrix, E. maxima and E. acervulinain oocyst DNA extracted from faecal droppings

State	Sample number	Farm type	OPG	Genome (number of copies)
				E. necatrix	E. maxima	E. acervulina
Uttar Pradesh	1	Backyard	53,000	233,707	x	x
	2	Broiler	37,330	x	x	1219
	3	Broiler	40,929	468,655	149	44,159
	4	Broiler	1324	x	28	2551
	5	Broiler	1,08,491	174,159	112	70,565
	6	Broiler	1662	x	x	x
	7	Broiler	37,298	23,539	x	55,286
	8	Broiler	82,386	x	2742	1863
	9	Layer	1170	5409	32	x
	10	Layer	950	x	9	999
Uttarakhand	1	Backyard	15,818	22,547	50	x
	2	Backyard	7982	25,471	16	8983
	3	Backyard	41,600	1046	14	4376
	4	Broiler	8437	486	13	11,466
	5	Broiler	3,34,082	x	75	x
	6	Broiler	2310	624	11	1100
	7	Broiler	19,796	x	522	19,663
	8	Broiler	23,485	4118	97	x
	9	Broiler	4700	8685	x	x
Haryana	1	Broiler	4,04,473	56,880	27	84,139
	2	Broiler breeder	48,110	11,137	31	1196
	3	Layer	10,710	6854	18	1702
	4	Layer	4924	x	x	x
	5	Layer	5974	x	x	x
	6	Layer	1024	3227	49	793
Punjab	1	Backyard	76,817	577	x	248
	2	Layer	7355	58,536	x	1032
	3	Broiler	32,060	726	41	12,448
	4	Broiler	21,050	1374	33	2303
	5	Broiler	52,000	x	x	x
	6	Broiler	1441	x	x	x

OPG refers to oocysts per gram of dropping; Symbol “x” was used to denote cases where no genome copies either of E. necatrix or E. tenella or E. maxima were detected by quantitative PCR