title: Rumen ciliate protozoa of domestic sheep (Ovis aries) and goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) in Kyrgyzstan.
abstract: Species composition and concentration of rumen ciliate protozoa were investigated in the rumen contents of 14 domestic sheep and 1 goat living in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. This is the first report on rumen ciliates from ruminants living in Kyrgyzstan. In sheep 12 genera, 28 species and 12 morphotypes were detected, whereas in goat 8 genera, 12 species and 4 morphotypes were detected. The density of ciliates in sheep was (28.1 ± 20.0) × 10(4) cells mL(-1) and in goat was 37.0 × 10(4) cells mL(-1). Dasytricha ruminantium, Isotricha prostoma, Entodinium simulans and Ophryoscolex caudatus were major species (100%) in sheep, and for the first time, Diplodinium rangiferi was detected in a domestic goat.
authors: Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Kastamonu University, Kuzeykent/Kastamonu 37150, Turkey ggurelli@kastamonu.edu.tr.
authors: Gözde
authors: G
authors: Gürelli
authors: Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Kastamonu University, Kuzeykent/Kastamonu 37150, Turkey.
authors: Savaş
authors: S
authors: Canbulat
authors: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University, Bishkek 720042, Kyrgyzstan.
authors: Nurbek
authors: N
authors: Aldayarov
authors: Department of Animal Sciences, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691, USA.
authors: Burk A
authors: BA
authors: Dehority
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D016798:Ciliophora / Q000145:classification*; D006041:Goats; D007707:Kyrgyzstan; D010641:Phenotype; D012417:Rumen / Q000469:parasitology*; D012756:Sheep; D034561:Sheep, Domestic
keywords: Ciliate; Kyrgyzstan; goat; protozoa; rumen; sheep