Detection of Coccidiosis in Sheep in Nizip district (Gaziantep)

Abstract

In this study, the causative agents of coccidiosis in sheep from the Nizip district were identified. Nine Eimeria species (E. parva, E. ovinoidalis, E. ahsata, E. ovina, E. crandallis, E. pallida, E. granulosa, E. faurei, E. intricata) were detected from 350 sheep. The most common species was E. parva, while the least common was E. intricata. No pure infections were detected in the 350 sheep with parasitic diseases. It was found that all examined sheep had mixed infections involving two or more species, with a maximum of eight species observed together.