Prevalence studies on coccidia of goats in Assiut governorate with notes on seasonal variation [electronic resource].

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Parasitological study was done to determine coccidial infection rates among goats in Assiut Governorate during 12 months period. The study included 288 goats (131 kids and 157 adults) in different localities of Assiut Governorate. Eimeria oocysts were found in 270 (93.75%) of examined samples. Eight species of Eimeria were identified in the present work. The most common species was E.jolchijevi (63.9%) and the lowest one was E.apshronica (8.3%). Mixed infection by more than one species was detected in 80.55%. All species were detected allover the year except E.apshronica which was not detected in Autumn in both kids and adults. Morphological characters of each Eimeria species were described.

Summary in Arabic.