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Study on the Prevalence of Internal Parasitic Infection in Diarrheic and Apparently Healthy Sheep at Assiut Governorate, Egypt

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Academic and Pre-clinical Veterinary Sciences (Physiology, Histology, …rology, Parasitology, Pharmacology, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology)

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The prevalence of different internal parasites in both diarrheic and clinically healthy sheep was studied on 157 sheep from different localities at Assiut governorate-Egypt during the period extended at the beginning of April till the end of September 2014. The animals were divided into 3 groups, according to the clinical signs (severe diarrhea, mild diarrhea and clinically healthy) and according to age wise (12 months). Fecal samples were collected and examined by concentration sedimentation-floatation technique. The results indicated that the prevalence rate of total internal parasitic infestation in sheep was 76.43% (120 out of 157). Concerning the total helminth prevalence rate; it was 47.13% (74/157), while the prevalence rate for coccidial infection was 49.04% (77/157). Mixed infection with helminthes and coccidia was recorded in 31 animals with a prevalence rate about 19.74%. The highest prevalence rates for helminthes infestation were recorded in the age group more than 12 months 64.93% (50/77) and in animals suffer from mild diarrhea 81.25% (52/64). While, the highest prevalence rates for coccidian infection were recorded in animals suffering from severe diarrhea 78.68% (48/61) and in the age group less than 3 months was 82.6% (38/46). Infestation by coccidian was not detected in any of the clinically healthy sheep. Twelve helminthes parasites were detected in the present study; Trichostrongylus spp < /em> was the predominant worm in examined sheep (19.74%). 

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10.21608/zvjz.2014.60062

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Sheep – Diarrhea – Helminthes – Coccidia, Assiut

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Khaled

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AS El-Khabaz

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Mohsen

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I Arafa

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42

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3

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9037

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2014-09-01

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2019-11-18

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2014-09-01

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157

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168

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1110-1458

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2357-075X

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Zagazig Veterinary Journal

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Study on the Prevalence of Internal Parasitic Infection in Diarrheic and Apparently Healthy Sheep at Assiut Governorate, Egypt

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22 Jan 2023