Rumen protozoa in South African sheep with a summary of the worldwide distribution of sheep protozoa

Booyse, Dirk G.; Dehority, Burk A.

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dc.contributor.author	Booyse, Dirk G.
dc.contributor.author	Dehority, Burk A.
dc.date.accessioned	2011-08-30T06:54:53Z
dc.date.available	2011-08-30T06:54:53Z
dc.date.issued	2011-07-21
dc.description.abstract	Protozoa species were identified in rumen contents of four domestic sheep (Ovis aries) from South Africa. All animals were fed a forage diet which consisted of 50% lucerne and 50% teff hay. Ten new host records were identified, bringing the total number of species and forms observed in sheep in South Africa to 30. The occurrence and geographic distribution of ciliate protozoa in both domestic and wild sheep from around the world are summarised. It was found that 15 genera and 131 species occur in domestic sheep globally.	en
dc.description.uri	http://www.ojvr.org/	en
dc.identifier.citation	Booyse, D. & Dehority, B.A., 2011, ‘Rumen protozoa in South African sheep with a summary of the worldwide distribution of sheep protozoa’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 78(1), Art. #307, 7 pages. doi:10.4102/ojvr.v78i1.307.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0030-2465
dc.identifier.other	doi:10.4102/ojvr. v78i1.307
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/17188
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Agricultural Research Council, ARC-OVI and the University of Pretoria	en
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dc.rights	© 2011. The Authors. Licensee: OpenJournals Publishing. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.	en
dc.subject	Ovis aries	en
dc.subject	South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Protozoa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Sheep -- Diseases	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Rumen	en
dc.title	Rumen protozoa in South African sheep with a summary of the worldwide distribution of sheep protozoa	en
dc.type	Article	en