Prevalence of coccidian species in the water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in the province of Afyon, Turkey

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Nalbantoglu S., Sari B., Cicek H., Karaer Z.

ACTA VETERINARIA BRNO, vol.77, no.1, pp.111-116, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 77 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.2754/avb200877010111
  • Journal Name: ACTA VETERINARIA BRNO
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.111-116
  • Keywords: water buffalo, coccidiosis, Eimeria, Isospora, Afyon, Turkey
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The objective of this study was to identify the coccidian species present in water buffaloes in the vicinity of Afyon. Faecal samples were collected directly from the rectum of a total of 104 water buffaloes, and examined in the laboratory using Sheather's saturated sugar solution. Faecal samples found to contain Eimeria species were mixed with a solution of 2.5% potassium dichromate, left at room temperature in petri dishes until the oocysts sporulated, and then examined in order to identify the species.