TY - JOUR ID - 103891 TI - First Report of Coccidiosis and Gizzard Erosion in a Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) of Iran JO - Archives of Razi Institute JA - ARI LA - en SN - 0365-3439 AU - Azarabad, H. AU - Nouri, M. AU - Moini, M. AD - Y1 - 2012 PY - 2012 VL - 67 IS - 1 SP - 75 EP - 78 KW - Emeria KW - Zebra finch KW - Gizzard erosion KW - Taeniopygia guttata DO - 10.22092/ari.2016.103891 N2 - Coccidiosis and gizzard erosion are rare conditions in cage bird. A male zebra finch was presented with a history of watery diarrhea, anorexia, ruffled feathers, weight loss, and lethargy and died finally. Gross necropsy revealed small areas of erosions and hemorrhages on the gizzard wall. The intestine was oedematous. The spleen appeared pale and small. The testes were asymmetric.Histologically, necrosis of mucosal layer with infiltration of inflammatory cells observed in cecum. Eimeria stages were detected in the enterocytes. In Gizzard, hemorrhage and ulceration of mucosal layer with infiltration of polymorphonuclear cells in to the underlying mucosa were seen. In hepatic tissue, mild focal necrosis with mononuclear cells infiltration was seen. The disease was diagnosed as coccidiosis and gizzard erosion. UR - https://archrazi.areeo.ac.ir/article_103891.html L1 - https://archrazi.areeo.ac.ir/article_103891_dbe68d95b1a0f2a267829e64a1c5ebc1.pdf ER -