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Coccidia of the domestic goat Capra hircus, with notes on Eimeria ovinoidalis and E. bakuensis (syn. E. ovina) from the sheep Ovis aries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

C. C. Norton
C. C. Norton
Affiliation:
MAFF, Central Veterinary Laboratory, New Haw, Weybridge, surrey KT15 3NB
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Summary

Eimerian oocysts were found in 98% of 422 faeces samples from goats in SE England. It was found that 74% of the samples contained thousands or tens of thousands of oocysts/g. Kids less than 1 year old had higher oocyst counts than yearling or adult goats. Nine species of Eimeria were identified, and 65% of the samples contained 3–5 species. The most prevalent species were E. arloingi (94%), E. hirci (69%), E. christenseni (64%) and E. caprina (55%). E. ninakohlyakimovae (48%), E. alijevi (42%) and E. apsheronica (23%) were common, and E. joichijevi (8%) and E. caprovina (4%) were comparatively rare. Developmental stages of E. caprina destroyed the crypt epithelium in the mucosa of the large intestine, causing severe haemorrhagic enteritis similar to that produced by E. ninakohlyakimovae. The literature on Eimeria species in sheep and goats is reviewed and, on the grounds of priority, E. bakuensis is the correct name for E. ovina in sheep.

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Parasitology , Volume 92 , Issue 2 , April 1986 , pp. 279 - 289
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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