SCIENTIFIC NOTE: SPECIES OF THE GENUS Eimeria Schneider, 1875 (APICOMPLEXA: EIMERIIDAE) IN SMALL RUMINANT IN THE WEST MESORREGION OF THE STATE OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE, BRAZIL

Authors

  • Slvia Maria Mendes Ahid Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil
  • Valeria Mendonça Costa Medeiros Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil
  • Ana Carla Diógenes Suassuna Bezerra Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil
  • Michelson Brasil Maia Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil
  • Victo Melo Xavier Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil
  • Luiz da Silva Vieira EMBRAPA Caprinos e Ovinos, Sobral, Ceará, Brasil

Keywords:

Parasitolgy, Animal sanity

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the species of the genus Eimeria present in goats and sheep in the west meso region of the State of Rio Grande do Norte. In a total 566 fecal samples were examined between august/2005 and april/2006, from small ruminants of both genders and proceeding from regional rearings. The genus Eimeria were found in 68.42 of the rearings with 20.67% of the animals infected. The parasitism is relatively common among goats (17.92%) and sheeps (25.35%) raised extensively. Eimeria species in goats were: E. ninakohlyakimovae (25.72), E. arloingi (21.96), E. apsheronica (16.18), E. christenseni (12.13), E. alijevi (11.84), E. jolchijevi (5.49), E. caprina (4.04), E. hirci (2.31) and E. caprovina (0.28%). Eimeria species found in sheep were first report in the State of Rio Grande do Norte as E. ovina (34.64%), E. ovinoidallis (20.26%), E. parva (16.99%), E. faurei (13.72%), E. granulosa (7.84%), E. ahsata (4.57%), E. crandallis (0.65%) and E. caprovina (1.3%).

KEYWORDS: Eimeriidae, goat, Northeastern Region, sheep, sporulated oocysts.

 

KEYWORDS: Eimeria spp, sporulated oocysts, goat, sheep.

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2009-09-30

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AHID, Slvia Maria Mendes; MEDEIROS, Valeria Mendonça Costa; BEZERRA, Ana Carla Diógenes Suassuna; MAIA, Michelson Brasil; XAVIER, Victo Melo; VIEIRA, Luiz da Silva. SCIENTIFIC NOTE: SPECIES OF THE GENUS Eimeria Schneider, 1875 (APICOMPLEXA: EIMERIIDAE) IN SMALL RUMINANT IN THE WEST MESORREGION OF THE STATE OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE, BRAZIL. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 10, n. 3, p. 984–989, 2009. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/825. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.

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Vol. 10 No. 3 (2009)

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Nota Científica

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