Vol. 11, Special Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Shashi Pradhan, Amita Tiwari, DK Gupta, G Das, RK Sharma, Anju Nayak, R Verma, Shilpa Gajbhiye and Kabita Roy

Abstract:
Coccidiosis is one of the most important protozoan parasitic diseases of goats, particularly in the first few months of life. It is caused by intracellular protozoan parasite of the genus Eimeria and is distributed all over the world. The present study was conducted for a period of 15 month (Jan 2021-March 2022) and under this study morphometric identification of Eimeria species was done. On the basis of morphological features and sporulation time, four different species of Eimeria were identified under the study i.e. E. arloingi, E. alijevi, E. christenseni and E. ninakohlyakimovae.