Prevalence of coccidiosis in goats from five selected foster farms of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Azman, Siti Khadijah (2020) Prevalence of coccidiosis in goats from five selected foster farms of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Intestinal coccidiosis is one of the most important parasitic diseases of small ruminants worldwide. It is mainly caused by Eimeria spp. and have been reported to cause severe morbidity and mortality in small ruminants in Malaysia. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of coccidiosis and its association with selected management practices in goats from five selected foster farms of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. A total of 60 faecal specimen were collected per rectum. Faecal samples were subjected to oocysts counts via McMaster Faecal egg count technique. The oocysts were subjected to sporulation using 2% Potassium dichromate for about a week in room temperature. Identification of Eimeria spp. was based on morphology criteria observed under the light microscope. There is no or zero prevalence of coccidiosis was found in all studied farms. However, there is the presence of coccidia in all studied farms and the oocysts per gram (OPG) ranged from 50 to 8350 among the sampled goats. Eimeria spp. identified was as followed: E. arloingi (9%), E. ninakohlyakimovae (9%), E. christenseni (30), E. alijevi (14%) E. hirci (9%), E. jolchijevi (7%), E. caprovina (15%) and E. caprina (7%). Factors associated with a higher prevalence of coccidia based on oocysts per gram (OPG) were due to the absence of deworming, lack of mineral block application and administration of additional feed. In conclusion, the study suggests there is a significant presence of coccidia in the studied farms and the management practices such as deworming, provision of the mineral block may assist in controlling the number.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Depositing User:	Ms Nurhaznita Mahmood
Date Deposited:	23 Oct 2023 06:36
Last Modified:	23 Oct 2023 06:36
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1507

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