Estimate of the number of oocysts of eimeria in sheep and goats of the cariri cearense
Authors
José Feitosa
Universidade Federal do Ceará – Agronomia - Campus do Cariri – CE.
Claudio Coutinho
SEBRAE – CE.
Antonio da Costa
Universidade Federal do Ceará – Agronomia - Campus do Cariri - CE.
Airton Araújo
Universidade Federal do Ceará – Zootecnia - Campus do Pici – Fortaleza - CE.
Marcus Costa
Universidade Federal do Ceará – Zootecnia - Campus do Pici – Fortaleza - CE.
Erlan Teixeira
RENORBIO
Fernando de Mesquita
RENORBIO
Keywords:
diagnostic, oocysts, sheeps
Abstract
Considered the resistance and coccidiosis predominance in the races, sheep and goats, of the area of the Cariri in Ceará and, trying to contribute for the agricultural products produced in this area, exams were accomplished in 1.193 sheeps and 557 goats. Was looked for to quantify the need to find better resources to the small cattle farmer can his guarantee subsistence in the field. Took this work that aimed at to contribute for the reduction of the problem of the coccidiosis sheep and goat. At this present moment work, high loads were verified would sponge oocysts of Eimeria, and for the males of the goat species and sheep they were of 3.631,91 and 1.742,11 and for the females they cover of 2.799,59 and 1.257,57 on average, respectively.
