OCCURNCE OF EIMERIA INFCTION OF SHEEP FROM DIFFERNT REGINS OF BAGHDACITY.

Abstract

280) fecal samples from sheep were examined from six regions of Baghdad during January-August 2010. the results showed that (195) samples were infected with oocysts of ten species of Eimeria with total percentage 69.6% .It was recorded that the higher percentage of infection with E.ovinoidalis (18.4%) and the lowest infection was with E.arloingi (1.5%) . The season had significant difference (p<0.05) on prevalence of Eimeria infection it is higher in winter represented in February (97.1%) and then the infection decreased in summer reached( 6.6%) in August .According to the age effect on the prevalence of infection with significant difference (p< 0.05 ) it has increased in lambs aged 3-6 months to( 30.4% ) and decreased in sheep aged 2 years to (15.3%).