Journal of Bacteriology & Parasitology

Abstract

Prevalence of Coccidiosis in Cattle of Lahore, Pakistan

Razia Sultana, Shabnum Ilyas Ch, Azhar Maqbool, Mansur-ud-Din Ahmed, Zafar Iqbal Ch and M Zahid Ahmad

This research article describes a cross-sectional study in cattle of District Lahore which aimed to identify prevalence of Eimeria species and risk factors associated with subclinical coccidiosis. A total of 2700 rectal faecal samples were collected from Govt. Dairy Farm, Lahore, Military Dairy Farm, Lahore and peri-urban farm (Gawala Colonies), Lahore under different managemental practices and were screened for different Eimerian oocysts. 1473 faecal sample were found positive for Eimeria species Oocysts Viz E. bovis (27.05%), E. zuernii (20.14%), E. subspherica (11.72%), E. cylinderica (23.97%), E. ellipsoidalis (19.54%) and the highest (78.66%) month wise prevalence was noted during August whereas the lowest (35.44%) was during April. The results of the study showed that overall the highest (66.22%) prevalence of coccidiosis was noted during Autumn followed by summer (59.66%), winter (51.77%) and lowest during spring (38.2%). The highest ( 45.33%) prevalence of coccidiosis was observed in animals aged between 6 to 12 months, followed by 41.35% in animals under 6 months of age whereas the lowest (36.00%) above I year. Female animals were more frequently affected (41.25%) than males (39.50%).In the present study, the maximum OPG count observed was 55,000 and the minimum count as 2000.