Author/Authors :
çiçek, hatice afyon kocatepe üniversitesi - veteriner fakültesi - parazitoloji anabilim dalı, Turkey , sevimli, feride afyon kocatepe üniversitesi - veteriner fakültesi - parazitoloji anabilim dalı, Turkey , eser, mustafa anadolu üniversitesi - açıköğretim fakültesi - laborant ve veteriner sağlık bölümü, Turkey , acar, abuzer afyon kocatepe üniversitesi - iç hastalıkları anabilim dalı, Turkey
Title Of Article :
Prevalence of Coccidial Infection of Saanen Goats in Afyonkarahisar Province
Abstract :
Fecal samples from 187 Saanen goats in Afyonkarahisar province examined to determine the prevalence and intensity of the multiple species of Eimeria that infect the goats in this region. The number of oocysts per gram of feces (OPG) was determined by the modified McMaster technique. The number of oocysts per gram of feces (OPG) were found range 2-1276. Oocysts in faecal samples were detected using a flotation technique, sporulated and identified to species based on morphological features of the sporulated oocysts. Eimeria oocysts were found in 39.6 % of the fecal samples. Eight species of Eimeria were identified. Eimeria caprina (43.2 %) and E.ninakohlyakimovae (33.8 %) were the most prevalent species. Other species present were E. aspheronica (25.7 %), E. caprovina (21.6 %), E. alijevi (18.9 %), E.jolchijevi (5.4 %), E. christenseni (2.7 %), E. arloingi (2.7 %), and unidentified Eimeria species (12.2 %).
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Coccidiosis , Eimeria , Saanen Goats
JournalTitle :
Kocatepe Veterinary Journal
