Bioecological Features of Infection of Sheep with Eimeria and Cryptosporidia
The article deals with a comparative analysis of infection with eimeria and cryptosporidia of sheep in Lowland, Foothill and Mountainous zones of the Lankaran, Masalli, Astara districts according to the Lankaran-Astara economic region. In the course of the studies conducted on farms, infection with eimeria and cryptosporidium among sheep was identified. Environmental factors have a major impact on the survival and development of Eimeria and cryptosporidiim in the environment. In the Lowland zone of Masalli district, there was detected infection with eimeria 40.0%, cryptosporidium 31.6%, in the Foothill zone with eimeria 34.6%, cryptosporidium 28.2%, in the Mountainous zone with eimeria 23.5%, cryptosporidium 17.0%. In the Lowland zone of the Lankaran district, 36.3% infection with eimeria, 25.6% with cryptosporidium in the Foothill zone 27.1% with eimeria, 19.9% with cryptosporidium, in the Mountainous zone 13.0% with eimeria, 8.7% with cryptosporidium was detected. In the Lowland zone of the Astara district, 20.5% infection with eimeria, 14.1% with cryptosporidium, in the Foothil zone 9.0% with eimeria, 5.8% with cryptosporidium, in the Mountainous zone 5.8% with eimeria, 3.9% with cryptosporidium was studied during the examinations. Depending on the bioecological features in the Lowland zone of the Masalli district, the high intensiveness of eimeria was 3-9 specimens, cryptosporidium 1-4 spc., and the weakest intensiveness in the Mountainous zone of the Astara district with eimeria was 1-1 spc., cryptosporidium 1-1 spc.