PROTOZOA IN DOGS OF KENNELS OF SANTA MARIA - RS

The aim of this research was to evaluate the preval ence of protozoa in dogs of kennels in the city of Santa Maria by age, breed and presen ce of clinical signs. One hundred and nine feces samples of dogs from four private institution s and three commercial kennels were evaluated by the centrifugal-floating method. The r esults showed that 88 (80,7%) feces samples had cists or oocists of one or more protozo aires, being the genus Cryptosporidium sp. found in 61 (55,9%) of the evaluated dogs, Giardia sp. in 44 (40,3%) and Isospora sp. in 20