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Giardia
Giardia is a flagellated protozoa with two forms:a motile form or trophozoite, and a cyst. The trophozoites live on the surface of...
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Ascaridia
Adult A. galli are semi-transparent. The length of the female ranges from 72 to 116 mm and the male from 51 to 76 mm; they are therefore...
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Simuliidae
A fuller datasheet will be added for this topic in the next edition of the Compendium.As with all our datasheets we welcome contributions...
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Lucilia sericata
Lucilia sericata and L. caesar are the causal agents of blowfly strike in...
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Coxiella burnetii as a foodborne pathogen (Q fever)
Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii, a species of bacteria that is distributed globally, with the notable exception...
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Cryptosporidium parvum as a foodborne pathogen
Cryptosporidium parvum is an apicomplexan, obligate protozoan parasite that causes enteritis in human and other mammalian hosts....
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poultry meat
Poultry meat is a popular source of protein and there is a global market for poultry products, purchased in a range of forms that can be quickly...
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eggs, poultry
Importance of eggs as a food Eggs are recognized as an important source of balanced and easily digested protein (Surai and Sparks,...
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viral arthritis
Avian orthoreovirus (ARV) was isolated for the first time in 1954 from chickens with respiratory disease, and in 1957 the same agent was...
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White Italian goose
The Greylag goose (Anser anser) is an ancestor of the European domestic geese. As reviewed by Crawford (1990), European geese were...
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