title: Coccidia of the llama, Lama glama, in Colorado and Wyoming.
abstract: Fecal samples were collected from 144 llamas, Lama glama, on four premises in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming. Feces were examined for the presence of coccidial oocysts; Eimeria alpacae was found in 55.6%, Eimeria lamae in 67.3% and Eimeria macusaniensis in 1.4% of the samples. An adult female llama was found to be infected with Eimeria macusaniensis at necropsy. This is the first report of these species of coccidia in the llama.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Schrey
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Abbott
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Marquardt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002161:Camelids, New World / Q000469:parasitology*; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003120:Colorado / Q000453:epidemiology; D004539:Eimeria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D014959:Wyoming / Q000453:epidemiology