Eimeriosis in dairy cattle farms in Morogoro municipality of Tanzania

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dc.creatorMuhairwa, A.P
dc.creatorChibunda, R.T
dc.creatorKambarage, D.M
dc.creatorMtambo, M.M.A
dc.creatorKusiluka, L.J.M
dc.creatorKazwala, R.R
dc.date2022-05-12T11:57:07Z
dc.date2022-05-12T11:57:07Z
dc.date1996-10
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-25T08:51:23Z
dc.date.available2022-10-25T08:51:23Z
dc.descriptionCoccidial 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.
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dc.identifierhttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4115
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/91331
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier Science B.V.
dc.subjectEimeria
dc.subjectCattle
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.titleEimeriosis in dairy cattle farms in Morogoro municipality of Tanzania
dc.typeArticle

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