Prevalence of eimeria species in sheep in eskişehir province
<b>Aim:</b> The study was carried out to investigate the occurrence of Eimeria species in sheep in Eskişehir province, Turkey, where sheep breeding is common.<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> This study was carried out on 300 merino sheep raised in the Seyitgazi, İnönü,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Selcuk University Press
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Eurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://eurasianjvetsci.org/pdf.php3?id=1328 |
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| Summary: | <b>Aim:</b> The study was carried out to investigate the occurrence of Eimeria species
in sheep in Eskişehir province, Turkey, where sheep breeding is common.<p>
<b>Materials and Methods:</b> This study was carried out on 300 merino sheep raised
in the Seyitgazi, İnönü, Mihalgazi and Mahmudiye districts of Eskişehir.
Fecal samples from each sheep were brought to the laboratory and examined
by Fulleborn saturated salt flotation method. Eimeria oocyst number per gram
of feces (OPG) was determined by the Modified McMaster method in positive
fecal samples. Later, each positive sample was added to 2.5% Potassium
dichromate in separate Petri dishes and left to be sporulated in the laboratory.
The measurement of sporulated oocysts was made micro metrically with the
DS-5M-L1 digital camera system at x100 magnification of the Nikon Eclipse
80i trinocular research microscope. Species identification of Eimeria oocysts
was made according to the morphological features reported in the literature.
Chi-square (????²) test was used to analyze the data.<p>
<b>Results: </b>Eimeria species were identified in 61 (20.33%) of the 300 samples
of feces. In total nine different Eimeria species were identified including Eimeria
ovinoidalis (57.38%), E. ahsata (45.90%), E. bakuensis (42.62%), E. parva
(42.62%), E. crandallis (11.48%), E. granulosa (4.92%), E. faurei (3.28%), E.
intricata (3.28%) and E. weybridgensis (3.28%). The infection rate was higher
in young animals than older animals (p <0.05). Infection with 2-5 species was
frequently detected in infected animals. No clinical findings were observed in
the examined animals.<p>
<b>Conclusion:</b> The high prevalence of pathogenic species shows that Coccidiosis
is a risk for sheep raised in Eskişehir province. Potential economic effects of
Coccidiosis can be reduced by informing breeders about disease prevention
and control methods. |
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| ISSN: | 1309-6958 2146-1953 |