Controlling coccidiosis in ewes and lambs

摘要

A timely reminder by Dr Colin Shorrock, Technical Manager, Denis Brinicombe Group. Coccidia and coccidiosis - what are they? Coccidia are parasites of the intestine. Healthy ewes, protected from coccidial disease by immunity, still carry these parasites. In consequence, their eggs are shed in the ewes' droppings. Lambs pick up coccidial eggs from ewes, or from pastures and buildings where the previous season's lambs were kept, and from each other.