Coccidia of the llama, Lama glama, in Colorado and Wyoming. |
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Authors: | C F Schrey T A Abbott V A Stewart W C Marquardt |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523. |
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Abstract: | Fecal samples were collected from 144 llamas, Lama glama, on four premises in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming. Feces were examined for the presence of coccidial oocysts; Eimeria alpacae was found in 55.6%, Eimeria lamae in 67.3% and Eimeria macusaniensis in 1.4% of the samples. An adult female llama was found to be infected with Eimeria macusaniensis at necropsy. This is the first report of these species of coccidia in the llama. |
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