Studies on coccidiosis in goats in Poland.
The study was carried out in a flock consisting of 110 goats. Nine species of coccidia were found: Eimeria christenseni, E. arloingi, E. jolchijev, E. ninakohlyakimovae, E. alijevi, E. apsheronica, E. caprina, E. caprovina and E. hirci. Eighty-one percent of adults and 100% of kids were infected. Number of oocysts per gram of feces in kids ranged form 1200 to 202000. Clinical symptoms in about 50% of kids were observed. Toltrazuril (Baycox, Bayer), 20 mg/kg of body weight was highly efficacious in therapy of goat coccidiosis.
Balicka-Ramisz
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Department of Animal Hygiene Animals and Prophylaxis, University of Agriculture, Szczecin, Poland.
D000818:Animals; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003049:Coccidiostats / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004539:Eimeria / Q000145:classification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D006041:Goats; D008297:Male; D010270:Parasite Egg Count / Q000662:veterinary; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012621:Seasons; D014227:Triazines / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D003049:Coccidiostats; D014227:Triazines; C036670:toltrazuril