An epidemiological investigation of coccidiosis was carried out in the Corréze region of France, involving 1150 suckler calves in 44 Limousin husbandry centres. 21.9% of the calves were infected with coccidia, 16.9% of them had been housed in shelters for 1 to 2.5 months and 4.9% had been kept on...

A preliminary epidemiological investigation was conducted using 1728 cattle from 44 farms in the Corrèze region, France, including cows, grazing males, bullocks, weaning veal calves and breeding animals. The report covers the situation in farm management, calving distribution, pasture management...

During winter housing, from mid January to mid April, a herd of 25 beef cows with a history of calf coccidiosis was treated with monensin at 200 mg daily per animal, given in 1 kg concentrate. A similar herd of 51 cows served as control. Faecal oocyst counts (mainly Eimeria bovis) in the treated...

In Corrèze Department, in 44 herds with a calf coccidiosis problem, 21.9% of 1150 suckled calves examined had clinical coccidiosis with diarrhoea; in 71.5% of cases the diarrhoea was blood-stained. Eimeria bovis and E. zuernii were the causal agents, though E. auburnensis and E. ellipsoidalis were...

A preliminary report is given of a study of bovine coccidiosis in France initiated by the "Parasitisme" commission of the Section Nationale des Groupements Techniques Veterinaries, after less than one year. 63 complete observations have been received (both laboratory results and questionnaires)....