Coccidiosis can affect all cattle age groups

Coccidiosis is an intestinal disease affecting several animal species. In cattle, coccidiosis is evident in stock a month to a year of age, but all age groups can be infected. The culprit is a rapidly multiplying protozoan called coccidia.There are many species of coccidia, but the two most common that affect cattle are Eimeria bovis and Eimeria zuernii. Coccidia are very host specific, ...

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