Prevalance of Eimeria species in cattle in Mucur district of Ki{dotless}rsehir [Ki{dotless}rşehir i̇li Mucur yöresinde si{dotless}ǧi{dotless}rlarda görülen eimeria türlerinin yaygi{dotless}nli{dotless}ǧi{dotless}]

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of coccidia species in cattle in the region of mucur (ki{dotless}rşehir). the study was carried out between april and may 2009,in 18 barns and farms at 4 different localities. coccidian oocysts were found in 50.6% of all samples examined by sheather's sugar flotation technique. infection prevalence was found higher (68.3%) in cattle aged between 6 and 12 months and also in males (61.5%). the identified coccidia species were e. auburnensis,e. canadensis,e. ellipsoidalis,e. zuernii,e. bovis,e. cylindrica,e. alabamensis,e. bukidnonensis and isospora spp in infected cattle. the pure and mix infection rates were 41.2% and 58.8%,respectively.