1Department of Wildlife Science, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Vepery, Chennai-600007, India
2Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Vepery, Chennai-600007, India
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Vepery, Chennai-600007, India
*Corresponding author. Email: rama67aqu@gmail.com
Online published on 4 September, 2020.
The prevalence of Eimeria spp. infecting cattle and buffalo calves in organised farms in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Port Blair (South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands) was investigated based on morphological features. The overall prevalence of Eimeria spp. was found out to be 36.25%. The prevalence of coccidiosis in cow and buffalo calves were 43.0% and 26.98%, respectively. It was noted that E. alabamensis, E. cylindrica and E. bovis were identified only in cattle while E. bareillyi, E. braziliensis and E. ellipsoidalis were found only in buffaloes. Eimeria canadensis, E. zuernii, E. wyomingensis and E. bukidonensis were found shared between both the hosts. Eimeria wyomingensis was seen mostly associated with dysentery in cattle calves. Eimeria canadensis, E. zuernii, E. ellipsoidalis and E. bareillyi were prevalent both Chennai and Port Blair.
Cattle, Buffalo, Eimeria spp, Prevalence, Morphology
