Prevalence of Eimeria Species in Lambs in Antakya Province

Authors : Galip KAYA

Pages : 687-692

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study was conducted to identify Eimeria species in lambs in Antakya province. For this purpose, 248 samples were collected from 34 randomly selected lamb herds in 6 different towns. In the laboratory examination of samples, 10 different Eimeria species were identified in Antakya province. These species were E. ahsata insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(11.29%);, E. bakuensis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(38.70%);, E. crandallis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(64.91%);, E. faurei insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(11.29%);, E. intricata insert ignore into journalissuearticles values( 9.27%);, E. marsica insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(16.93%);, E. ovinoidalis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(55.24%);, E. pallida insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3.62%);, E. parva insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(13.30%);, and E. weybridgensis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(30.24%);. Among these species, E. weybridgensis, E. marsica and the varieties of E. crandallis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(small and blue varieties); are reported for the first time in Antakya province. E. gilruthi, E. gonzalezi, E. granulosa and E. punctata were not observed.
Keywords : Lamb, Eimeria, coccidiosis, Antakya