The influence of climate factors on the incidence of associative invasions with pathogenic Eimeria in small ruminants in Azerbaijan

<p>Pathogenic <em>Eimeria</em> species were appointed in sheep and goats in the Mountainous Shirvan and Shirvan-Salyan economic regions located in different reliefs of Azerbaijan, the incidence of the infection was researched and analyzed. İn 4,905 (61.3%) out of 8,000 sheep researched in the Mountainous-Shirvan, was detected the infection with pathogenic <em>Eimeria</em> species. 4 pathogen species belonging to the genus of <em>Eimeria</em> were noted in sheep – <em>E. ahsata</em>, <em>E. crandallis</em>, <em>E. ovinoidalis</em>, <em>E. arloingi</em>. The infection with pathogenic <em>Eimeria</em> species was detected in 3,303 (55.0%) of the 6,000 goats researched in this economic region. 5 pathogen species belonging to the genus <em>Eimeria</em> noted in goats – <em>E. ninakohlyakimovae</em>, <em>E. hirci</em>, <em>E. chistenseni</em>, <em>E. arloingi</em> and <em>E. caprina</em>. In 5,059 (50.5%) out of 10,000 sheep researched in the Shirvan-Salyan economic region, were noted the infection with the pathogenic <em>Eimeria</em> species. 3 pathogenic species  belonging to the genus of <em>Eimeria</em>  were noted in sheep – <em>E. ahsata</em>, <em>E. ovinoidalis</em>, <em>E. crandallis</em>. The infection with the pathogenic <em>Eimeria</em> were noted in 1,693 (42.3%) out of 4,000 goats researched in this economic region. 2 pathogenic species belonging to the genus of <em>Eimeria</em> were noted in goats  – <em>E. ninakohlyakimovae</em> and <em>E. hirci</em>. The incidence of the infection with the pathogenic <em>Eimeria</em> species was higher and followed in associative form in lambs and kids up to 1 year old, and the clinical eimeriosis was noted in kids. In the Mountainous Shirvan economic region, in lambs, the pathogenic <em>Eimeria</em> species were followed in an associative form with <em>Moniezia expansa</em>, in kids the pathogenic <em>Eimeria</em> species were followed in an associative form with <em>Moniezia benedeni</em>, respiratory and gastrointestinal nematodes. In the Shirvan-Salyan economic region, in lambs, the pathogenic <em>Eimeria</em> species were noted in an associative form with the gastrointestinal nematodes, in kids, the pathogenic <em>Eimeria</em> species were noted in an associative form with the <em>Trichuris</em> sp. and <em>Dicrocoelium</em> sp. helminths.</p> <p>published by the <strong> <a href="https://innspub.net/international-journal-of-biosciences/">International Journal of Biosciences (IJB)</a></strong></p>