The Life Cycle and Pathogenicity of Eimeria auburnensis

Author

• Wayne Norris Clark, Utah State University

Date of Award:

5-1961

Document Type:

Thesis

Degree Name:

Master of Science (MS)

Department:

Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences

Department name when degree awarded

Zoology

Committee Chair(s)

D.M. Hammond

Committee

D.M. Hammond

Committee

Merthyr L. Miner

Abstract

Coccidiosis in cattle is caused by microscopic one-celled sporozoa belonging to the order Coccidia and the genus Eimeria. Coccidiosis is a common disease of young calves that weakens or kills them, but the disease also occurs in older animals. Eleven species have been reported in cattle of the U.S.A.(Davis and Bowman, 1956). Of this number only two species, Eimeria bovis(Hammond et al., 1946) and Eimeria zurnii(Davis and Bowman, 1957) have been proven pathogenic for cattle, but except for Eimeria alabamensis(Davis et al., 1955) no experimental work has been done on other species.

Recommended Citation

Clark, Wayne Norris, "The Life Cycle and Pathogenicity of Eimeria auburnensis" (1961). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 8985.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/8985