Protosan in flocks of small ruminants in Belgrade area during 2020
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Pavlović, IvanCaro Petrović, Violeta

Bojkovski, Jovan
Relić, Renata
Zdravković, Nemanja
Ružić-Muslić, Dragana

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During our research we examined flocks of small ruminant originated from 23 villages from city districts Mladenovac, Lazarevac, Obrenovac, Grocka, Zemun, Surčin, Palilula, Vozdovac and Zvezdara. In more than 80 percent of the herds, sheep and goats were breed together at same pasture. Using standard coprological methods we examined 273 faecal samples from 41 herds. Determination of parasites we performed by morphological characteristics. Molecular detection of Cryptosporidium sp. and Giardia sp. we not performed. Coccidiosis was found at 27 herds. We usally occured mixed infection with 2-3 coccidia species. At sheep most abundant coccidia were E faurei, followed by E.ovinoidalis, E. pallida and E.ahsata. At goats most abundant species were E.arlongy, folwed by E.nina-kohl-yakimovae, E. hirci and E. caprina. Clinical signs of disease were present only at young animals but oocysts were found at both, adult ant young animals. Cryptosporidium spp. was found at 19 herds Clinical signs of cr...yptosporidiosis were established only at young animals. They had moderate morbidity and mortality rate. Infection with Giardia duodenalis was found only at 2 herds. Giardia-infected animals generally had no clinical symptoms.
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Belgrade / Cryptosporidium / Eimeria / Giardia / small ruminantsSource:
Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2022, 55, 1, 235-239Publisher:
- Banat´s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" from Timisoara Bioengineering Faculty of Animal Resource