Volume: 54 Issue: 4
Year: 2023, Page: 1123-1126, Doi: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2023.54.4.1123-1126
Received: March 17, 2023 Accepted: June 5, 2023 Published: Dec. 31, 2023
An investigation was carried out in a sheep farm from Bengaluru North region to identify the presence of coccidia species. In a total of 70 sheep, about twenty faecal samples were randomly collected from animals and subjected to faecal examination by concentration methods. All the 20 samples were found positive for oocysts. The oocysts were subjected for sporulation by invitro methods for identification of species respectively. Based on the morphometric studies it revealed five different Eimeria oocysts viz., Eimeriaarkhari (42x33.6 μm), E. ovina (25.65x33.6 μm), E. pallida (39.9x28.5 μm), E. parva (22.8x19.95 μm) and E. faurei (34.2x22.8 μm).
Keywords: Coccidia, sheep, Bengaluru
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Teja, M.M.S., K.K., Basavaraj, V., Srivishnu, P.T., Jaya, N.L. and Mamatha, G.S. 2023. A report on occurrence of coccidial infection in sheep. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 54(4):1123-1126
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2023.54.4.1123-1126