7-7. 盲腸球蟲症可能存在糞便內的新鮮血液中。良好的衛生環境及健康的墊料，能用來降低球蟲症的危害。球蟲症是由多種類型的艾美球蟲(Eimeria)感染所致，這種腸道寄生蟲是很常見，造成嚴重或輕微的腸道危害。這種家禽常見的單細胞腸道寄生蟲，會對雞隻造成輕微到嚴重危害。 With caecal coccidiosis there may be fresh blood in the droppings. Good hygiene and good litter quality are essential for limiting harm from coccidiosis. Coccidiosis is caused by types of Eimeria. This single cell gut parasite is common in poultry and causes very minor to severe harm to the gut.