Abstract
The prevalence and identification of Eimeria spp. in the Louisiana State University ewe flock were determined from 109 fecal samples. Unsporulated oocyst were recovered from 94 of the samples and 1208 oocysts representing ten species of Eimeria were identified: E.ahsata, E. crandallis, E. faurei, E. granulosa, E. intricata, E. ovina, E. ovinoidalis, E. pallida, E. parva and E. punctata. Eimeria ovinoidalis, which is probably the most pathogenic, was the species common to the most number of samples (59.6%); however, E. granulosa, which is non-pathogenic, was the most numerous species (23.7% of the total identified). The prevalence and identification of oocysts from ewes may be useful to evaluate infection potential when considering control programs, especially for lambs.
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