Coccidia of domestic and feral goats in South Australia.
Faecal samples were examined from 497 domestic and 318 feral goats in South Australia. Oocysts of Eimeria species were detected in 97% of the domestic goats and 3% of the feral goats. The species of Eimeria identified from domestic goats (and their prevalences) were E. hirci (82%), E. arloingi (81%), E. ninakohlyakimovae (51%), E. alijevi (49%), E. caprina (32%), E. christenseni (29%), E. caprovina (12%), E. jolchijevi (9%) and E. apsheronica (6%). Two of these species, E. caprina and E. jolchijevi, were not found in the feral goats. E. christenseni, E. caprovina and E. jolchijevi were more prevalent in domestic goats less than 12 months old than in adults.
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Central Veterinary Laboratories, South Australian Department of Agriculture, Adelaide.
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000835:Animals, Wild; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004539:Eimeria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006041:Goats / Q000469:parasitology*; D013021:South Australia