A CASE REPORT TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF BLOOD TRANSFUTION IN THEILERIOSIS IN CATTLE

Abstract

The study was conducted at Veterinary College and Research Institute of Namakkal(VC & RI ) under Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), to assess the success of blood transfusion in theileriosis of a cattle. The cattle was severely infected with theileriosis. The diagnosis of theileriosis was made by clinical examinations and pathological tests. As it was clinical study, the haematological progress gave us clear idea which we observed the clinical parameters before and after transfusion. Before transfusion of blood the Packed Cell volume(PCV) and Haemoglobin(Hb) of the recipient cow were 15% and 6(g/dl) respectively, which were below the normal range.Clinically the superficial lymphnodes were very swollen. After medication and blood transfusion we found PCV 22% and Hb 8(g/dl) having pink color mucous membrane. However, it was pale before blood transfusion. The cattle was successfully recovered after seven days