Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
DOI
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Abstract
This study was performed to investigate the presence of Eimeria species in the sheep population of Van. Stool samples were collected from 350 sheep in 10 geographically distinct locations (Van-centre, Saray, Çaldıran, Erçek, Edremit, Gürpınar and Güveçli, Bardakçı, Alaköy, Kavuncu villages) in Van province. Nine different Eimeria species were found in the examination of the stool samples. These species were E. parva (46.57%), E. ovinoidalis (43.14%), E. ahsata (39.42%), E. ovina (39.14%), E. crandallis (38.85%), E. pallida (33.14%), E. granulosa (16.57%) E. faurei (15.42%) and E. intricata (11.42%).
Keywords
Sheep, Eimeria, Van
First Page
859
Last Page
864
Recommended Citation
GÜL, ABDURRAHMAN and DEĞER, SERDAR (2002) "The Prevalance and Distribution of Eimeria Species Found in Sheep in Van," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 26: No. 4, Article 24. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol26/iss4/24
