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Finzi A.,

A system of movable cages which, when they displaced on the the biological cycle of coccidia was studied.

in in movable cages. These

had 1 one

two the same feed without

the

in the feces the then two

weeks, always the the effect of cage displacement. The

the the

effect

weeks 55% less oocysts then

at beginning, showing the effectiveness of the in

the use of coccidiostats is the feces on the

44% of the

Coccidiosis is in

is

uncommon, mainly in fed with

A model of movable cage

This is because the continuous displacement of the

infective oocysts (Amici et al., 1992; Finzi et al, 1993; Finzi, 1994) because they need than two

The use of movable cages could solve the when it is impossible

uneconomical to use medicated feeds. A in the

effectiveness of the

and methods

. Weaned 35 feed,

1.30~0.82~0.36 the

*

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.of a pelleted feed and

in one cage ppm and

and in autumn.

and displacement.

an effect of time passed by.

The count of oocysts was done by al.,'

1984).

and discussion

the second week the

the fees to

13.0~103 (-19%) in and 15.5~103 to 10.3~103

(-33%) a

by

11.6~103 (-28%) in with and

(6.9~103; -55%) in

shows that the by

in the feces of animals at the end of the:

al., 1988) could justi@

the feces,

turf 2

it is

and significant (P

<

When the of animals

a it

At the beginning the animals came a

a %

days, 49% 4 100%. of oocysts was infective in the

At this in

(9/g a mean).

that,

to be two

at least in the studied seasons. A been

in

the can

can it the

infection in the animals, and because the effect of

the oocysts on When the as in

can many times in the

areas,

Live weight at 80 days was kg 2.11 and

and with the a positive effect of

(daily gain g 35 VS VS

al.

weight gain in

the obtained could be the movable cage technology.

Amici A., A. di qualitk

su pascolo. Atti Conv. e cunicole".

Fossano, Cuneo: 165-172.

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G., Quesada A.,

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Finzi A., Amici A., y cames de calidad.

Finzi A., Amici A., ~nico-econ6micos

"The study of Livestock in

1992.

in in the

(1972). Life cycles of coccidia of domestic animals.

Ed.

395-41 1.

J.E. (1992) La

y V Jorn.

J.E., (1988). Epidemiology of coccidiosis in

N Sinkovics G., Németh (1984). The effect of

the oocyst output of 17: 13-26.

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