1Division of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, R.S. Pura, Jammu-181 102, India.
2Division of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, R.S. Pura, Jammu-181 102, India.
The cause of mortality and ill health among 16 Beetle kids, housed with 25 adult goats in Jammu district due to acute coccidiosis has been recorded. Faecal examination revealed Eimeria spp. oocysts with very high mean oocysts per gram (OPG) counts (92,000). A maximum of 112,000 OPG in dead animals was recorded. Sporulation of faecal samples revealed five species ofEimeria viz. Eimeria arloingi (85.43%), Eimeria christenseni (35.95%), Eimeria ninakohlyakimovae (26.78%), Eimeria caprina (15.20%) and Eimeria kocharili (7.82%). Smears from intestinal mucosal scrapings revealed schizonts, macro and microgametes and oocysts stages of Eimeria. Successful treatment of affected kids with amprolium was observed.
Coccidiosis, Eimeria sp., Goat, Amprolium, Treatment
