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
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Taxonomic classification
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Epidemiological importance and current context
Biology, Morphology, and Physiology – Jenny Jovana Chaparro
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Eimeria cycle
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Morphology and identification of species
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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
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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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