Abstract
The present study was carried out from October 2011- September 2012 to study the potential risk factors associated with the coccidiosis in sheep in Kashmir valley. The risk factors under study were Breed, Feeding system, Watering system, Housing pattern, floor type, and Flock size. A total of 192 samples were examined for the infection. During the study it was found that a total of 54.68% samples were infected with coccidian Oocysts. Non local (exotic) breed of sheep was found to have higher percentage prevalence of coccidiosis being 68.18% than local breed being 36.5%. More infection was found in sheep of larger flock size and reared on the non-cemented floor pattern with stastically significant difference. Similarly more infection was found in sheep having ground pattern of feeding and given stream water but the data was stastically non significant. However Housing pattern of the animals had no impact on the prevalence of the disease.
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