Coccidiosis amongst calves. 1. A relation between oocysts per gram faeces and faecal consistency

Authors
Bhattacharya, D Sikdar, A Roy, PK Ghosh, A Mishra, RK
Citation
D. Bhattacharya et al., Coccidiosis amongst calves. 1. A relation between oocysts per gram faeces and faecal consistency, I J ANIM SC, 68(11), 1998, pp. 1130-1131
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES
ISSN journal
03678318 → ACNP
Volume
68
Issue
11
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1130 - 1131
Database
ISI
SICI code
0367-8318(199811)68:11<1130:CAC1AR>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Clinical cases of eimeriosis exhibiting diarrhoeic syndrome were diagnosed in calves. In general, animals shedding over 2000 oocysts were showing only the symptoms of diarrhoea. Reexamination of faecal samples has been recomm ended after 9 days from the onset of diarrhoea in unusual cases. Age-wise v ariation of the oocyst count from 10 diarrhoeic cases revealed presence of 3 species, viz. Eimeria bovis (23.95%), E. zuernii (46.12%) and E. subspher ica (29.93%).