Morphological and molecular identification of Eimeria rajasthani (coccidia: Eimeriidae) in the dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

IntroductionCoccidiosis is a serious parasitic disease in camels caused by an intestinal protozoan parasite of the genus Eimeria, which is linked to significant causes of reduced milk and meat production. In Saudi Arabia, scare literature focused on the coprological investigation of dromedary camels...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Main Authors:	Esam M. Al-Shaebi, Saleh Al Quraishy, Sawsan A. Omer, Rewaida Abdel-Gaber, Osama B. Mohammed
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-10-01
Subjects:	dromedary camels coccidiosis prevalence taxonomy morphology genetic analysis
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1464138/full