The diversity of Eimeria spp. in cattle in the Brazilian Semiarid region
| Title: | The diversity of Eimeria spp. in cattle in the Brazilian Semiarid region |
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| Authors: | Lídio Ricardo Bezerra Melo, Luana Carneiro Sousa, Brendo Andrade Lima, Ana Luzia Peixoto Silva, Estefany Ferreira Lima, Larissa Claudino Ferreira, Thais Ferreira Feitosa, Vinícius Longo Ribeiro Vilela |
| Source: | Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, Vol 31, Iss 3 (2022) |
| Publisher Information: | Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria, 2022. |
| Publication Year: | 2022 |
| Collection: | LCC:Animal culture |
| Subject Terms: | Coccidia, gastrointestinal protozoa, mixed production, ruminants, Animal culture, SF1-1100 |
| More Details: | Abstract The aim of the present study was to find out the diversity of Eimeria species in cattle herds in the semiarid region of Brazil. Forty cattle fecal samples were collected from 20 farms in the Paraíba State, Northeast Brazil, and examined by centrifugation-floatation technique in sucrose solution. From each positive animal, 20 oocysts were photographed and measured. Infection by Eimeria spp. was detected in 17.12% (137/800) of the samples analyzed. All the farms had at least one animal that was positive for Eimeria spp. (100%; 20/20). In total, 2740 coccidia were photographed and measured. The species detected were: Eimeria bovis (35.1%); Eimeria canadensis (17.48%); Eimeria auburnensis (14.7%); Eimeria ellipsoidalis (9.7%); Eimeria zuernii (7.22%); Eimeria brasiliensis (4.56%); Eimeria bukidnonensis (3.97%); Eimeria illinoisensis (2.91%); Eimeria wyomingensis (1.42%); Eimeria alabamensis (1.27%); Eimeria cylindrica (0.76%); Eimeria pellita (0.54%); Eimeria ildefonsoi (0.21%); and Eimeria subspherica (0.07%). It was concluded that cattle in the semiarid region of Brazil were parasitized by 14 species of Eimeria. It is thinked that the sanitary management employed, as well as the system used for raising these animals, is the crucial point that leads to high rates of infection in this region. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English Spanish; Castilian Portuguese |
| ISSN: | 1984-2961 |
| Relation: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612022000300300&lng=en&tlng=en; http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbpv/v31n3/1984-2961-rbpv-31-3-e006422.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/1984-2961 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/s1984-29612022037 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/47c7b8fa09bd471688677e6b93d57429 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.47c7b8fa09bd471688677e6b93d57429 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 19842961 |
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| DOI: | 10.1590/s1984-29612022037 |
| Published in: | Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária |
| Language: | English Spanish; Castilian Portuguese |