SEASONAL OCCURRENCE OF COCCIDIA IN A MIXED HERD OF SHEEP AND GOATS ATNEBO, NORTHERN PROVINCE, SOUTH-AFRICA

Authors
HARPER CK PENZHORN BL
Citation
Ck. Harper et Bl. Penzhorn, SEASONAL OCCURRENCE OF COCCIDIA IN A MIXED HERD OF SHEEP AND GOATS ATNEBO, NORTHERN PROVINCE, SOUTH-AFRICA, Journal of the South African Veterinary Medical Association, 69(3), 1998, pp. 93-94
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of the South African Veterinary Medical Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
10199128
Volume
69
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
93 - 94
Database
ISI
SICI code
1019-9128(1998)69:3<93:SOOCIA>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The seasonal occurrence of coccidial oocysts was determined in a mixed herd of indigenous goats and cross-bred sheep at Nebo, Northern Provi nce, South Africa. The herd of c. 30 sheep was housed with c. 74 goats in 1 camp. Over a period of 14 months, 114 faecal specimens were coll ected from sheep and 369 from goats and the number of oocysts per gram of faeces (OPG) determined. The mean OPG value for the adult sheep (1 187.9) was significantly (p = 0.035) lower than the mean OPG value for the adult goats (7042.9). The highest mean value was recorded in the adult sheep during March 1996 (3044.4) and in adult goats during June 1995 (51568.7).