Haemato-biochemical Profile of Haemoprotozoan Infected Cows, Buffaloes, and Horses

Arjun B. Odedara; Bhupendra J. Thakre; Ramesh J. Padodara; Vinay A. Kalaria; Vivek K. Singh; Amrita A. Vasava; Arun K. Sharma

doi:10.21887/ijvsbt.17.4.10

Arjun B. Odedara Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Junagadh, Gujarat, India
Bhupendra J. Thakre Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Junagadh, Gujarat, India
Ramesh J. Padodara Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Junagadh, Gujarat, India
Vinay A. Kalaria Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Junagadh, Gujarat, India
Vivek K. Singh Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Junagadh, Gujarat, India
Amrita A. Vasava Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Junagadh, Gujarat, India
Arun K. Sharma Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Junagadh, Gujarat, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21887/ijvsbt.17.4.10

Keywords: Biochemistry, Haemoprotozoan, Haematology, Horses, Oxidative stress, Ruminants.

Abstract

The present study was conducted to evaluate haematological and biochemical alterations in haemoprotozoan infected animals (n = 60; cows 20, buffaloes 20 and horses 20) compared to healthy ones (n= 20, 20 and 20, respectively) in and around Junagadh region in Gujarat. There was a significant (p less than 0.01) decrease in Hb, PCV, TEC, MCHC, platelet count, and lymphocyte % with the increase in TLC and neutrophils in all three species of animals affected with haemoprotozoan diseases as compared to healthy counterparts. Similarly, blood glucose, total protein, albumin, and SOD decreased significantly (p less than 0.01). At the same time, serum AST, BUN, and LPO increased significantly in infected than the healthy cows, buffaloes and horses, except for DLC and ALT in cows and buffaloes, where the values did not differ significantly between healthy and infected groups. The results, in general, revealed that the haemoprotozoan infection in cows, buffaloes, and horses causes anemia, negative energy balance, liver impairment, oxidative stress, and oxidative damage..