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The Prevalence of Coccidian Species in Sheep in Garmsar City, Iran

Document Type : Article

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Pathobiology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

2 Student of Veterinary Parasitology, Pathobiology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran,

Abstract

 The present study was performed to determine the prevalence rate and diversity of Eimeria species among sheep population in Garmsar city, Iran. Faecal samples (approximately 3-5 g) were obtained from the rectums of 400 sheep during four seasons in 2013-2014. The sheep were divided in to three groups (less than 6 months old, 6-12 months old, over 12 months old). Number of oocysts per gram (OPG) of faeces was determined by the standard Mc Master technique and identification of genus and species of oocysts was done on sporulation. The result showed an overall prevalence of (19.7%) for coccidiosis. Seven Species of Eimeria included E. parva, E. ovina, E. crandalis, E. ovinoidalis, E. ahsata, E. intricate and E. weybridgensis were recognized. There was significant difference in the prevalence rate of infection between seasons (P

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Experimental animal Biology
Volume 3, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
March 2015
Pages 61-66
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