Avian coccidiosis course by ASPA Colombia and Alura Inc

The Colombian Association of Avian Pathology (ASPA), in partnership with the pharmaceutical company Alura Animal Health & Nutrition, are developing the Avian Coccidiosis Course. This is a virtual program that starts on August 9th and ends on October 18.

The course is designed to have an intensity of two daily hours from Monday to Friday – 5 to 7 pm (GMT-5) and includes the participation of international speakers from different companies and universities such as Alura Inc., Iluma Alliance, the University of Georgia, the University of Antioquia among others.

Topics:

General Overview of Avian Coccidiosis – Sara López Osorio

• Taxonomic classification

• Epidemiological importance and current context

Biology, Morphology, and Physiology – Jenny Jovana Chaparro

• Eimeria cycle

• Morphology and identification of species

• Host-parasite interaction

Pathology – Chuck Hofacre & Victor Manuel Petrone

• The link between Coccidia and Clostridium perfringens
• Coccidiosis and dysbacteriosis
• Pathogenicity
• Pathology
• Pathophysiology
• Macroscopic evaluation and microscores lesions

Immunology –  Luis Miguel Gómez Osorio

• Maternal Immunity
• Innate Immune Response
• Acquired Immune Response
• Vaccines

Chemotherapy and Treatments – Kevin Watkins & Carolina Mesa Pineda

• Ionophores, synthetics, and vaccines
• Diagnosis and monitoring disease on the field
• Rotation programs
• Natural control of Coccidiosis

Study Techniques and Diagnostic of Coccidiosis – Sara López Osorio & Tom K. Jeffers

• Oocyst count technique (OPG)
• Purification and sporulation of oocyst
• Intestinal smear
• Litter score
• History of anticoccidials
• Resistance development and field assessments

Economic Impact of Coccidiosis – Luis Miguel Gómez Osorio

• Estimation of Coccidiosis economic impact in the flocks

Practical Training –  Sara López Osorio & Jenny Jovana Chaparro

• Intestinal lesions, morphological characterization, and count of oocyst

Microbiome –  Anne Ballou

• Coccidiosis and its impact in Microbiome

Nutrition and Coccidiosis – Todd Applegate & Maria del Pilar Tavera

• Causes and consequences of the nutrition in Coccidiosis
• Nutritional strategies to modulate it
• Effect of Coccidiosis on meat and yolk pigmentation

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