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coccidiosis
noun[ U ]
biology specializeduk /kɒkˌsɪd.iˈəʊ.sɪs/ us /kɑːkˌsɪd.iˈoʊ.sɪs/
any of several diseases in animals and birds caused by a small organism that gets into their intestines:
Coccidiosis in chickens is primarily controlled by feed medication, using antibiotic drugs.
All lambs were treated for mild coccidiosis.
Coccidiosis is infection of the gut by coccidia.
Clinical coccidiosis disturbs the balance of intestinal microbiota of chickens.
Coccidiosis can cause enteritis and diarrhoea associated with the growth of the parasite in the gut.
Coccidiosis continues to be a major parasitic disease of intensively reared livestock.
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