البوغيات الحيوانية وحاملات الأهداب في الكرش والأمعاء الدقيقة للجاموس Bubalus bubalis في مدينة الحلة/ العراق

Abstract

During the period from January to July 2004, a total of 175 rumen specimens and 211 intestine specimens from buffaloes slaughtered at Hilla abattoir were examined for parasites of rumen and small intestine. Four species of the sporozoan genus Eimeria (E. bovis, E. brasiliensis, E. subspherica and E. zuerni) as well as unspecified species of the same genus were recorded from the small intestine. The highest percentage of infection was that of E. bovis (10.4%) and the lowest percentage was that of E. brasiliensis (0.5%). Also, eight species of ciliophorans were reported from the rumen. These were Isotricha prostoma, Balantidium coli, Polyplastron multivesiculatum, Metadinium medium, Epidinium caudatum, E. ecaudatum, Entodinium caudatum and Ophryoscolex caudatus. The highest percentage of infection was with I. prostoma (76%) and the lowest percentage was with B. coli (1%).