Abstract
The present work was undertaken to evaluate the anticoccidial efficacy of amprolium against Eimeria species of goats in central Kashmir. For this purpose, 30 kids harbouring Eimeria spp. infection (OPG above 6000) were randomly selected and divided into 2 groups (Group A and Group B), each comprising of 15 animals. Group A received amprolium@ 100 mg/kg body weight/day orally for 7 days and Group B was kept as untreated infected control. Faecal samples from rectum were directly collected on ‘0’ day before treatment and on 8th, 14th, 21st and 28th day after starting treatment. It was found that the drug was 87.88% effective on 8th day, 91.02% on day 14, 89.53% on day 21st and 92.20% on 28 th day, respectively. Faecal oocyst count was below 1000 in 13 animals of treated group by 28th day of the study period (end of trial).Animals having diarrhoea had normal faeces on 8th day and onwards. Identification of oocysts revealed the presence of E. arlongi, E. caprina, E. christenseni and E. ninakohlyakimovae.
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