Coccidia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of coccidium form-of, plural

Example

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"She says many producers traditionally use drug treatments and live parasite vaccines against coccidiosis. But the coccidia parasite is increasingly resistant to drug treatment. Also, some of the drugs used to treat the disease are antibiotics. Many people are concerned about antibiotics in animals because of the increasing problem of drug resistance in humans."

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