Morphological Variations of Eimeria spp., in Beef Cattle in Bangkalan District, East Java, Indonesia

• Main Authors: Poedji Hastutiek, -, Nunuk Dyah Retno Lastuti, -, Lucia Tri Suwanti, -, Dyah Ayu Kurniawati, -, Mustofa Helmi Effendi, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English; English
• Published: DOAJ 2022
• Subjects: SF191-275 Cattle; SF811-909 Veterinary medicine of special organs, regions, and systems
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/118231/1/Artikel_Poedji_Hastutiek.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/118231/2/Peer_Review_Poedji_Hastutiek.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/118231/3/Similarity_Poedji_Hastutiek.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/118231/6/Bukti_Korespondensi_Poedji_Hastutiek.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/118231/; https://smujo.id/biodiv/article/view/11257
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Hastutiek P, Lastuti NDR, Suwanti LT, KurniawatiDA, Efendi MH. 2022. Morphological variations of Eimeriaspp., in beef cattle in Bangkalan District,East Java,Indonesia.Biodiversitas 23:3457-3461.Eimeriaspp.infection in cattle can cause high economic losses and increase the susceptibility to infection with other infectious diseases, so the government needs attention tococcidiosis in cattle. Coccidiosis can easily be found in farms that are managed with poor management systems, housing sanitation, and poor environment. Cases of coccidiosis often do not show clinical symptoms and cause suddendeath of livestock.This study aimedtoidentifyEimeriaspp.,morphologicallythe cause of coccidiosis in beefcattle. Fresh feces were collected from 120 beef cattle from smallholder farms in BangkalanDistrict. The results of stool examination revealed that 70 (58.33%) positive samples containingEimeriaspp.oocysts.The six Eimeriaspecies obtainedfrom the samples were: Eimeriabovis,Eimeriazuernii,Eimeriaellipsoidal,Eimeriasubspherica,Eimeriaaubernensis,and Eimeriacanadinensis. Calculation of oocysts per gram (OPG) of fecesshowed that most cows were infected with mildto moderate coccidiosis. Morphological identification can be used to diagnose Eimeriaspecies in coccidiosis in beef cattle. Keywords:Beef cattle,coccidiosis,Eimeria,infectious diseases,morphological variations,OPG