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Coccidia were detected in the faeces of 556 out of 592 sheep (93.9%) in sheep in Kars province. The prevalence of coccidiosis was significantly higher (p>0.01) in young (97.9%) and immature sheep (96.6%) than in adult sheep (90.2%). Mixed infections were widespread (71.5%). Ten species of Eimeria were recognized. These species (and their prevalences) were: Eimeria ovinoidalis (47.7%), E. bakuensis (E. ovina) (46.6%), E. parva (37.1%), E. granulosa (27.7%), E. ahsata (23.4%), E. pallida (23.2%), E. faurei (15.1%), E. intricata (13.9%), E. crandallis (13.7%) and E. punctata (2.3%). Eimeria punctata is reported in sheep from Turkey for the first time. The mean oocyst count from infected animals was 3451±409 opg (range 50–117 600). The mean was higher (9529±502) in young sheep. Differences in the counts from young, immature and adult sheep were statistically significant (p>0.01). However, no clinical cases of coccidiosis were encountered.
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Arslan, M., Umur, S. & Kara, M. The Prevalence of Coccidian Species in Sheep in Kars Province of Turkey. Tropical Animal Health and Production 31, 161–165 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005186624978
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