Eimeriosis in dairy cattle farms in Morogoro municipality of Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMuhairwa, A.P
dc.contributor.authorChibunda, R.T
dc.contributor.authorKambarage, D.M
dc.contributor.authorMtambo, M.M.A
dc.contributor.authorKusiluka, L.J.M
dc.contributor.authorKazwala, R.R
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-12T11:57:07Z
dc.date.available2022-05-12T11:57:07Z
dc.date.issued1996-10
dc.description.abstractCoccidial oocysts were detected in 35% of 445 cattle in four medium-scale and 20 small-scale dairy farms in Morogoro municipality, Tanzania. The highest prevalence (56%) was observed in animals aged between 5 and 18 months, whereas lower prevalences were observed in calves (29%) aged between 12 days and 4 months and adults (30%). No coccidial oocysts were detected in calves less than 12 days old. The oocyst output was high in calves, followed by weaners; adults had the lowest oocyst output. The number of oocysts per gram of faeces was significantly higher (P < 0.001) in diarrhoeic animals than in non-diarrhoeic animals, and more so in young calves. Eimeria species infecting the animals included Eimeria bovis (68%) and Eimeria zuemii (57%), Eimeria ellipsoidalis (25%), Eimeria cylindrica (23%), Eimeria aubumensis (22%), Eimeria alabamensis (12%) and Eimeria subspherica (5%). Mixed infections involving two or three species were common. Our findings indicate that eimeriosis is common in cattle in Morogoro municipality. Published by Elsevier Science B.V.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4115
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Science B.V.en_US
dc.subjectEimeriaen_US
dc.subjectCattleen_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleEimeriosis in dairy cattle farms in Morogoro municipality of Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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