Coccidiosis and intestinal pH in chickens. 1975

M D Ruff, and W M Reid

The intestinal contents of white Leghorn cockerels were significantly lower in pH in birds infected with Eimeria mivati, E. maxima, or E. necatrix than in uninoculated control birds. The particular Eimeria species used affected the region of the intestine involved, the days (5-9 postinoculation) on which pH decreased, and the magnitude of the decrease. The effects on the magnitude and frequency of pH decrease were as follows: E. mivati, marked in the duodenum and jejunum, variable in the ileum; E. maxima, slight in the duodenum, variable in the jejunum and ileum; E. necatrix, no change in the duodenum, variable in the jejunum and ileum. Infection with E. tenella did not change the intestinal pH. The pH of the gizzard was occasionally higher in birds infected with E. mivati or E. necatrix than in uninoculated control birds. With all four species, on some days the pH in the ceca was higher than in the ceca of controls. These results and previous reports indicate that infection with one of the above four species or with E. acervulina or E. brunetti produces the greatest and most consistent decrease in pH in the region of the intestine where the particular species characteristically produces the severest infection.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007082 Ileum The distal and narrowest portion of the SMALL INTESTINE, between the JEJUNUM and the ILEOCECAL VALVE of the LARGE INTESTINE.
D007413 Intestinal Mucosa Lining of the INTESTINES, consisting of an inner EPITHELIUM, a middle LAMINA PROPRIA, and an outer MUSCULARIS MUCOSAE. In the SMALL INTESTINE, the mucosa is characterized by a series of folds and abundance of absorptive cells (ENTEROCYTES) with MICROVILLI. Intestinal Epithelium,Intestinal Glands,Epithelium, Intestinal,Gland, Intestinal,Glands, Intestinal,Intestinal Gland,Mucosa, Intestinal
D007583 Jejunum The middle portion of the SMALL INTESTINE, between DUODENUM and ILEUM. It represents about 2/5 of the remaining portion of the small intestine below duodenum. Jejunums
D008297 Male Males
D011201 Poultry Diseases Diseases of birds which are raised as a source of meat or eggs for human consumption and are usually found in barnyards, hatcheries, etc. The concept is differentiated from BIRD DISEASES which is for diseases of birds not considered poultry and usually found in zoos, parks, and the wild. Disease, Poultry,Diseases, Poultry,Poultry Disease
D002432 Cecum The blind sac or outpouching area of the LARGE INTESTINE that is below the entrance of the SMALL INTESTINE. It has a worm-like extension, the vermiform APPENDIX. Cecums
D002645 Chickens Common name for the species Gallus gallus, the domestic fowl, in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. It is descended from the red jungle fowl of SOUTHEAST ASIA. Gallus gallus,Gallus domesticus,Gallus gallus domesticus,Chicken
D003048 Coccidiosis Protozoan infection found in animals and man. It is caused by several different genera of COCCIDIA. Besnoitiasis,Besnoitiosis,Besnoitiases,Besnoitioses,Coccidioses
D004386 Duodenum The shortest and widest portion of the SMALL INTESTINE adjacent to the PYLORUS of the STOMACH. It is named for having the length equal to about the width of 12 fingers. Duodenums
D004539 Eimeria A genus of protozoan parasites of the subclass COCCIDIA. Various species are parasitic in the epithelial cells of the liver and intestines of man and other animals. Eimerias

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