Coccidial oocysts in the liver of a turkey poult

Abstract

The liver of a 5-week-old turkey poult submitted for examination was found to have multiple focal lesions which contained unsporulated coccidial oocysts. These oocysts sporulated after incubation and were subsequently identified as oocysts of E. adenoeides. The source of the oocysts was not determined. This appears to be the first time a spontaneous occurrence of a species of Eimeria has been recorded in the liver of an avian host. © 1986, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.