Dissemination

First report on the use of copro-antigens to diagnose ascarids in chickens. A copro-antigenA worm specific substance found in the faeces of infected hosts animals. They can be used to diagnos... ELISA was developed to measure A. galli antigens in chicken faeces. The assay provides accurate qualitative diagnosis of ascarid infections in chickens. ELISA coated with antibodies against A. galli can also reliably detect H. gallinarum.