Ranchers in North Dakota have been observing calves showing signs of coccidiosis this fall and winter, according to Gerald Stokka, North Dakota State University Extension’s veterinarian.
Coccidiosis is an intestinal disease that affects several different animal species. In cattle, it may produce clinical symptoms in animals from 1 month to 1 year of age, but it can infect all age groups.
Coccidia is a protozoan parasite that has the ability to multiply rapidly and cause clinical disease.
“Coccidia are very host-specific; that is, only cattle coccidia will cause disease in cattle,” Stokka…
