Coccidial infections of goats in Selangor, peninsular Malaysia.
Coccidial infections were studied in goats in the state of Selangor (peninsular Malaysia) during a 12-month period. The study included 10 smallholder farms on which kids were monitored for faecal oocyst counts from birth until 1-year old. Eimeria oocysts were found in 725 (89%) of 815 faecal samples examined. Nine species of Eimeria were identified. The most prevalent were E. arloingi, found in 71% of the samples, E. ninakohlyakimovae (67%), E. christenseni (63%) and E. alijevi (61%). The other species found were, E. hirci, E. jolchijevi, E. caprovina, E. caprina and E. pallida, present in 34, 22, 12, 9 and 4% of the samples, respectively. Oocyst counts were significantly higher in animals of less than 4-months old (P < 0.05). High oocyst counts were mainly caused by non-pathogenic species. Poor hygienic conditions were found to be associated with a higher intensity of coccidial infections. Mortality rates in kids could not be related to the intensity of coccidial infections.
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Dorny
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Sani
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Vercruysse
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D000367:Age Factors; D000821:Animal Feed; D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000818:Animals; D002452:Cell Count / Q000662:veterinary; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004539:Eimeria / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006041:Goats; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012044:Regression Analysis