Title: Prevalence of theileriosis in large ruminants of Uttarakhand
Abstract: Bovine theileriosis, an economically important disease of domesticated livestock in tropical and subtropical countries of world is caused by several Theileria sp. belonging to the Phylum Apicomplexa. In the present study, blood samples of large ruminants suspected for theilerioisis infection were received from different veterinary hospitals from July, 2019 to June, 2021. They were microscopically examined using Giemsa stain. The blood samples were recorded on the basis of season, breed, age and sex. A total of 1006 blood samples were collected, out of which 20.77% samples were found infected with theileriosis. Cattle (24.13%) were found more prone to theileriosis infection than buffalo (10.71%). The season wise analysis revealed highest prevalence in summer season (29.07%) followed by rainy (16.44%) and winter (4.34%). The age wise prevalence was found highest in adult (25.62%) followed by heifers (22.14%) and
Publication Year: 2021
Publication Date: 2021-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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