COMMON HAEMOPROZOAL INFECTION WITH THEIR PREVALANCE IN CATTLE

Abstract

The study was undertaken for a period of 44 days from 30th September to 12th November 2009 to measure the proportional prevalence of blood parasitic diseases in cattle at Gabtaly Upazilla of Bogra District and to identify the risk factors associated with blood parasitic diseases. A total of 49 cattle were included in the study for epidemiological study, laboratory examination and statistical analysis. The epidemiological survey of this study was carried out using preset questionnaires, for laboratory examination peripheral blood smears from ear vein were prepared from suspected cattle (2 smears per cattle). Result revealed that the proportional prevalence of babesiosis and anaplasmosis were 55.10%, and 6.12% respectively. Host risk factors such as types of animal, breed, age, nutritional status and environmental risk factors such as seasons, presence of ectoparasites were investigated for the possible association with frequency of blood parasitic diseases, of the risk factors investigated; nutritional status was very nearly significant.