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Haemato-biochemical Studies on the Haemoprotozoa and Rickettsia Induced Reactive Hepatopathy in Animals


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1 Department of Veterinary Medicine, DGCN College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, India
2 Department of Veterinary Parasitology, DGCN College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, India
 

Haemato-biochemical changes in haemoprotozoa and rickettsia induced reactive hepatopathy in dogs and bovines were studied. Out of total 156 dogs presented in the clinics with hepatopathies, 65.38% were attributed to primary hepatitis and 34.62% to reactive hepatitis. Among dogs with clinical hepatopathy, 14.10% were diagnosed with haemoprotozoa/rickettsia infections viz. Babesia gibsoni (22.2%), Ehrlichia canis (14.81%) and mixed infection with Babesia gibsoni and Ehrlichia canis (3.7%). Age wise distribution revealed age group of 2 to <4 years and <2 years had higher incidence of haemoprotozoan induced reactive hepatitis. In bovines, 39.13% cases were diagnosed with reactive hepatitis out of which 23.19% were due to haemoprotozoa/rickettsial infections with Babesia bigemina, Theileria annulate and Anaplasma marginale. Age wise distribution revealed age group of 2 to<4 years and 4 to <6 years had higher incidence of haemoprotozoan induced reactive hepatitis. Haematological studies in dogs revealed significant (P<0.01) decrease in Hb, PCV, TEC values and platelet counts and increase in MCV, MCHC and TLC values in affected animals compared to the healthy control. Biochemical studies revealed significant increase in ALT,AST, ALP, GGT values along with increase in total bilirubin indicating hepatopathy. In cattle, haematological studies revealed significant decrease in Hb, PCV, TEC values with neutrophilia, lymphocytosis and monocytosis. A significant increase in AST, ALP, GGT and total bilirubin and BUN values was recorded.


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Anaplasma, Babesia, biochemical, cattle, dog, Ehrlichia, haematology, Theileria, reactive hepatopathy
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Ankur Sharma
Department of Veterinary Medicine, DGCN College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, India
Des Raj
Department of Veterinary Medicine, DGCN College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, India
Devina Sharma
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, DGCN College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, India
Ajay Katoch
Department of Veterinary Medicine, DGCN College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, India

Abstract


Haemato-biochemical changes in haemoprotozoa and rickettsia induced reactive hepatopathy in dogs and bovines were studied. Out of total 156 dogs presented in the clinics with hepatopathies, 65.38% were attributed to primary hepatitis and 34.62% to reactive hepatitis. Among dogs with clinical hepatopathy, 14.10% were diagnosed with haemoprotozoa/rickettsia infections viz. Babesia gibsoni (22.2%), Ehrlichia canis (14.81%) and mixed infection with Babesia gibsoni and Ehrlichia canis (3.7%). Age wise distribution revealed age group of 2 to <4 years and <2 years had higher incidence of haemoprotozoan induced reactive hepatitis. In bovines, 39.13% cases were diagnosed with reactive hepatitis out of which 23.19% were due to haemoprotozoa/rickettsial infections with Babesia bigemina, Theileria annulate and Anaplasma marginale. Age wise distribution revealed age group of 2 to<4 years and 4 to <6 years had higher incidence of haemoprotozoan induced reactive hepatitis. Haematological studies in dogs revealed significant (P<0.01) decrease in Hb, PCV, TEC values and platelet counts and increase in MCV, MCHC and TLC values in affected animals compared to the healthy control. Biochemical studies revealed significant increase in ALT,AST, ALP, GGT values along with increase in total bilirubin indicating hepatopathy. In cattle, haematological studies revealed significant decrease in Hb, PCV, TEC values with neutrophilia, lymphocytosis and monocytosis. A significant increase in AST, ALP, GGT and total bilirubin and BUN values was recorded.


Keywords


Anaplasma, Babesia, biochemical, cattle, dog, Ehrlichia, haematology, Theileria, reactive hepatopathy

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