The Coccidia (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) of the Domestic Goat, Capra Hircus

To describe the species and to determine the prevalence of coccidia in the domestic goat, 217 fecal samples from Illinois, 41 from Indiana, 14 from Missouri and 46 from Wisconsin were examined. Eimerian oocysts were found in 100% of the fecal samples examined. Nine species of Eimeria, 7 named and 2 unnamed, were found. The most prevalent species were E. arloingi (98.8%), E. crandallis (92.6%) and E. christenseni (58.2%). Eimeria sp. 1 (49.7%), E. granulosa (35.2%), E. parva (33.3%), and E. ninakohlyakimovae (33.3%) were common; E. faurei (15.4%) was less prevalent; and Eimeria sp. 2 (1.9%) was the least prevalent species. The prevalence of some species differed significantly with age of the goats examined. Prepatent and patent periods and sporulation times were determined for all species except E. ninakohlyakimovae. All species were described; line drawings and photomicrographs accompanied the description of each.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Veterinary Medical Science

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Lima, Jose Divino

• Biology, Veterinary Science

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8017973

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/68232