Species Eimeria ellipsoidalis Becker & Frye, 1929

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Regional Maps

• Eimeria ellipsoidalis Becker, E.R. & Frye, W.W. 1929. Eimeria ellipsoidalis nov. spec., a new coccidium of cattle. Journal of Parasitology 15: 175-177.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Ox (faeces)).

Associated Fauna References

Callow, L.L. 1984. Animal Health in Australia. Volume 5. Protozoal and Rickettsial Diseases. Canberra : Aust. Govt. Publ. Service. (Bos taurus)

McMeniman, N.P. & Elliott, R. 1995. Control of coccidia in young calves using lasalocid. Australian Veterinary Journal 72: 7-9 (Bos taurus)

Parker, R.J., Boothby, K., Polkinghorne, I. & Holroyd, R.G. 1984. Coccidiosis associated with post-weaning diarrhoea in beef calves in a dry tropical region. Australian Veterinary Journal 61: 181-183 (Bos taurus)

Parker, R.J., Jones, G.W., Ellis, K.J., Heater, K.M., Schroter, K.L., Tyler, R. & Holroyd, R.G. 1986. Post-weaning coccidiosis in beef calves in the dry tropics: experimental control with continuous monensin supplementation via intra-ruminal devices and concurrent epidemiological observations. Tropical Animal Health and Production 18: 198-208 (Bos taurus)

Parker, R.J. & Jones, G.W. 1987. The development of eimerian infections during the first eight months of life in unweaned beef calves in a dry tropical region of Australia. Veterinary Microbiology 25: 1-7 (Bos taurus)

Parker, R.J. & Jones, G.W. 1990. Destruction of bovine coccidial oocysts in simulated cattle yards by dry tropical winter weather. Veterinary Microbiology 35: 269-272 (Bos taurus)

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