Prevalence and species of Eimeria sp. in Creole goats (Capra hircus) from four provinces on the central coast of Peru

Tavera A.G.; Watanabe R.W.; Pinedo R.V.; García M.P.; Chávez A.V. · Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru (2025) · DOI: 10.15381/rivep.v36i5.31747

Resumen

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Eimeria sp. in Creole goats from goat farmers’ associations in four provinces of Lima, identify associated parasitic species, and investigate factors that could influence its prevalence and parasitic load. A total of 753 faecal samples were randomly collected directly from the rectum of goats between August 2018 and May 2019. The animals were classified according to age group (<1, 1-3, >3 years), sex, and location of origin (Canta, Huaral, Huaura, and Huarochirí). Qualitative flotation techniques were used for coproparasitological analysis, and quantitative techniques using the modified McMaster method for counting oocysts per gram of faeces (OPG), recovered using the modified Ritchie technique. Caprine eimeriosis had a high prevalence of 75.8% (71.9–78.0%), exhibiting a low parasitic load of 3256 OPG on average. Nine species of Eimeria were identified, with E. ninakohlyakimovae, E. christenseni, and E. arloingi being the most prevalent in the region. Significant differences were found between the parasitic load and age (<1 year) and sex (male) (p<0.001) © Los autores. Este artículo es publicado por la Rev Inv Vet Perú de la Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Este es un artículo de acceso abierto, distribuido bajo los términos de la licencia Creative Commons Atribución 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0) [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es] que permite el uso, distribución y reproducción en cualquier medio, siempre que la obra original sea debidamente citada de su fuente original

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas