COMPARATIVE STUDY ON PREVALENCE OF HAEMOPROTOZOAN DISEASES IN CATTLE

R.K. DAMOR¹, S. MORWAL²*, S.K. SHARMA^3
1Pashu Vigyan Kendra, Dungarpur, 314036, Rajasthan, India
²Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary & Animal Science, Navania, 313601, Udaipur, Rajasthan University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Bikaner, 334001, Rajasthan, India
³Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary & Animal Science, Navania, 313601, Udaipur, Rajasthan University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Bikaner, 334001, Rajasthan, India
* Corresponding Author : sandhyamorwal@gmail.com

Received : 22-07-2023     Accepted : 28-08-2023     Published : 30-08-2023
Volume : 15     Issue : 8       Pages : 12540 - 12542
Int J Agr Sci 15.8 (2023):12540-12542

Keywords : Prevalence, Cattle, Theileriosis, Babesiosis and Trypanosomiasis
Academic Editor : P. Kaur, Kamini Bisht, Yogesh Ashok Garde, Anindita Paul
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary & Animal Science, Navania, 313601, Udaipur, Rajasthan University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Bikaner, 334001, Rajasthan, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Objective- To study the comparative prevalence of haemoprotozoan disease (Theileriosis, Babesiosis and Trypanosomiasis) in cattle in Udaipur district of Rajasthan. Materials and Methods- A total of 195 cattle was screened in this study during April 2022 to November 2022 out of which 50 animals were diagnosed with haemoprotozoan infection. The most common haemoprotozoan infections diagnosed in the study area were theileriosis, babesiosis and trypanosomiasis. All these diseases were diagnosed on the bases of history of affected cattle, clinical signs and blood smear examination. Prevalence was recorded on the basis of age, sex, breed and season. Results- Cattle are most affected bovine animal by haemoprotozoan infection and the highest prevalence of theileriosis and babesiosis was found in the group above the age of 3 years i.e., .20 % and 7.77%, respectively and in case of trypanosomiasis it was group between 6 months to 2 years. Sex wise prevalence was higher in females affected by theileriosis and babesiosis than in male. In research area descript cattle (56.41%) have more haemo-protozoan infection than non-descript (43.58%) cattle. Higher prevalence was observed during the rainy season in theileriosis (16.84%) and trypanosomiasis (5.26%) and in case of Babesiosis it was summer season (12.72%)

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