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Eimeria Ahsata Honess From Domestic Sheep (Ovis Aries) In Italy
Author(s) -
BATTELLI GIORGIO,
POGLAYEN GIOVANNI
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1980.tb04670.x
Subject(s) - ovis , eimeria , biology , zoology , geography , veterinary medicine , ecology , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology
Examination for coccidia of 20 domestic sheep ( Ovis aries ) from a farm in Rome Province revealed the following 5 species: Eimeria ahsata Honess, E. intricate Spiegl, E. ovina Levine & Ivens, E. ovinoidalis McDougald, and E. parva Kotlàn, Mócsy & Vajda. of these species, only E. ahsata was not previously reported in Italy. For this reason, a description of this coccidium and a statistical analysis of size differences between E. ahsata and E. ovina are given.