OVERVIEW OF CURRENT DEVELOPMENT IN IMMUNOMODULATION STRATEGIES AGAINST AVIAN COCCIDIOSIS

Abstract

Coccidiosis is one of the major diseases striking the poultry flocks and leading to
huge losses and, thus, has direct impact on the economics of this ever growing poultry industry. During
the past 70 years, researches have gone through many ways to control this threatening parasitic disease
and, surely, the success of this industry today is largely due to the efforts made by them. Among the
two effective controls for this problem are anticoccidial drugs and vaccines. Now researchers are also
working on different plants and phytogenic products to use them against coccidiosis through feed. As
the use of therapeutic drugs is being condemned all over the world, there are two options left to
overcome the disease i.e. the use of vaccines and anticoccidial plant products. A comprehensive
comparison and application potential of the reviewed strategies are presented.