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**Scours, grey, foul-smelling faeces
 
**Scours, grey, foul-smelling faeces
 
**Parasitises the [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]], [[Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology|caecum]] and [[Colon - Anatomy & Physiology|colon]]
 
**Parasitises the [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]], [[Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology|caecum]] and [[Colon - Anatomy & Physiology|colon]]
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*2 week prepatent period
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*Disease frequently seen in lambs under 6 months old
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**More often in twins and triplets when single lambs
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*Oocyts from ewes (immune carriers) accumulate in poorly managed litter or around feed and water troughs
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*Lambs born early in the year amplify the parasite problem increasing the parasite risk to lambs born later in the year
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*Affected lambs may die before oocysts are found in the faeces
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**Post-mortem diagnosis difficult
    
*Different species of ''Eimeria'' occurs in sheep and goats
 
*Different species of ''Eimeria'' occurs in sheep and goats
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*Infection may be coincident with ''Neospora'' or ''Cryptosporidium'' infections
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**Mixed infections complicate the diagnosis as oocyst differentiation is difficult
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*Other non-pathogenic species can cause papillomatous mucosal growths
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'''Control'''
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*Improve husbandry
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**Avoid overcrowding
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**Decrease stress
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*Improve hygiene by dagging ewes
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*Avoid mixing lambs of different ages
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*Preventative measures include creep feeding lambs with decoquinate or oral dosing with diclazuril when lambs are 4-6 weeks
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**A second dose can be given after 3 weeks
    
==Coccidia of Goats==
 
==Coccidia of Goats==
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