| dc.description.abstract | Enteral protozoan infection was of great importance to health status of small ruminants and
its performances. This was parasitic infection caused by protosoas from genus Eimeria,
Cryptosporidium and Giardia. Lamb and kids infection had moderate morbidity and low
mortality rate. Clinical sign of infection is usually presented in animals at 4-10 days old. The
study about parasitic fauna - protozoa helminths, and arthropods of small ruminant at south
part of Serbia, with emphasis to North Kosovo were performed during 2017. The study
included the examination in total of herds flocks of goats and sheep from Zvečan and
Leposavić district (villages Ceranja, Majdevo, Zemanica, Mure, Rudine, Žitkovac, Oraovica,
Mošnica, Donji Krnjin, Belo brdo, Mioliće, Drenova and Beliće. Colected faeces samples were
examined using routine coprological methods. Determination of parasites we performed by
morphological characteristc. Infection with protosoa occurred at and on 46.14% of examined
sheep and 29.42% of examined goat herds. Coccidiosis was found at 43 sheep and 27 goat
herds. We usally occured mixed infection with 2-3 coccidia species. At sheep most abundant
species were E faurei, followed by Eimeria ahsata, E.ovinoidalis, E. intricata and E. pallida. At
goats most abundant species were E.arlongy, folwed by infection with E. hirci, E.nina-kohlyakimovae, E. christenseni and E. caprina. Oocyst were found at adult ant young animals, but
clinical sign of disease were present only at young animals. During our examination
Cryptospoidium spp. was found at 29 sheep and 23 goat herds. Determination of subspecies
we not performed. Lambs between five and twenty-one days were the most susceptible for
infection. Lambs cryptosporidiosis has high morbidity and mortality rate. Symptoms of acute
cryptosporidiosis include inapetence, and weight loss. Infection with Giardia duodenalis was
found at 2 sheep herd. Determination of subspecies we not performed | sr |
