OCCURNCE OF EIMERIA INFCTION OF SHEEP FROM DIFFERNT REGINS OF BAGHDACITY.

Abstract

(280) fecal samples from sheep were examined from six regions ofBaghdad during January-August 2010. the results showed that (195) samples wereinfected with oocysts of ten species of Eimeria with total percentage 69.6% .It wasrecorded that the higher percentage of infection with E.ovinoidalis (18.4%) and thelowest infection was with E.arloingi (1.5%) . The season had significant difference(p<0.05) on prevalence of Eimeria infection it is higher inwinter represented in February (97.1%) and then the infection decreased insummer reached( 6.6%) in August .According to the age effect on the prevalenceof infection with significant difference (p< 0.05 ) it has increased in lambs aged3-6 months to( 30.4% ) and decreased in sheep aged 2 years to (15.3%).