Coccidiosis of wild and captive European mouflons (Ovis aries) living in a natural reserve of central Italy.
Between December 2005 and November 2006, a survey on coccidiosis of wild and captive mouflons living in the Orecchiella Natural Reserve (Tuscany, Italy) was performed on faecal samples collected approximately every two months. A total of 96 samples were collected, 55 of which from wild mouflons and 41 from captive mouflons. On these faecal samples qualitative and quantitative parasitological analyses were performed; moreover, faecal cultures were made in order to identify the involved Eimeria species. Significantly higher prevalence (%) and mean intensity (mean OPG +/- SD) of coccidian infection resulted for captive mouflons (73.17% and 814.6 +/- 1297.2 OPG) comparing to wild mouflons (36.73% and 112.7 +/- 268.7 OPG). Eimeria parva, E ovinoidalis, E. bakuensis, E. ahasata, E. intricata, E. crandallis, E. granulosa, E. faurei and an Eimeria species very similar to the descriptions previously reported for E. arloingi and E. yakimoffmatschoulsky, were isolated.
Dipartimento di Patologia Animale, Profilassi e Igiene degli Alimenti, Università di Pisa, Italy.
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Ferraro
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Fichi
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Ambrogi
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Ragagli
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Stancampiano
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Poglayen
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Perrucci
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000469:parasitology; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003625:Data Collection; D004539:Eimeria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D034561:Sheep, Domestic / Q000469:parasitology*; D012987:Soil / Q000469:parasitology
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