Coccidiosis in Sheep

Abstract

Coccidiosis is a problem of intensively-reared lambs, occurring primarily indoors where stocking densities are high but may also occur in lambs at pasture, where there is heavy contamination around feed troughs in creep areas during warm wet weather. Loss of gut absorptive capacity results in profuse diarrhoea. Morbidity is high but mortality, even in severe cases, is low. Convalescence is protracted in all cases resulting in lengthy delays to finishing and extra feeding costs.