INCIDENCE OF COCCIDIOSIS AND CONCURRENT PARASITIC INFECTIONS DURING SUMMER IN RUMINANTS

A preliminary attempt was made to study the occurrence of eimerid coccidian infections in ruminants in certain locations of the Puducherry region of the Union Territory of Puducherry during the summer months of 2009. Six species of Eimeria were found to infect cattle. Goats were infected with eight...

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Published inJournal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 79 - 80
Main Authors Samantha R. Joseph, Sangay Rinchen, Swetha Rani Sathigari, Susannah B. Philip, Surya Kumar Maurya, R. Sreekrishnan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Director of Academics and Research, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University 01.01.2011
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Summary:A preliminary attempt was made to study the occurrence of eimerid coccidian infections in ruminants in certain locations of the Puducherry region of the Union Territory of Puducherry during the summer months of 2009. Six species of Eimeria were found to infect cattle. Goats were infected with eight species of Eimeria while sheep had seven species infecting them. Almost all the affected animals had concurrent parasitic infections as well
ISSN:0971-0701
2582-0605