The Prevalance and Distribution of Eimeria Species Found in Sheep in Van

Abstract

This study was performed to investigate the presence of Eimeria species in the sheep population of Van Stool samples were collected from 350 sheep in 10 geographically distinct locations (Van centre Saray Caldiran Ercek Edremit Gurpinar and Guvecli Bardakci Alakoy Kavuncu villages) in Van province Nine different Eimeria species were found in the examination of the stool samples These species were E parva (46 57%) E ovinoidalis (43 14%) E ahsata (39 42%) E ovina (39 14%) E crandalis (38 85%) E pallida (33 14%) E granulosa (16 57%) E faurei (15 42%) and E intricata (11 42%).