Prevalence and characteristics of haemoprotozoan infections of cattle in Mizoram

Present study aimed at finding the prevalence and characterestics of different haemoprotozoan infections in cattle of Mizoram. Study consisted of 150 samples collected from 64 cattle farms. The epidemiological parametres were collected along with blood samples. Blood smears were examined and PCR done for all samples. Results showed that 18% of cattle were infected with haemoprotozoan diseases, viz. babesiosis (44.44%), theileriosis (37.03%) and anaplasmosis (11.11%) and concomitant infection (7.40%). Haematobiochemical parametres were also examined and found hypoproteinaemia, hypoalbunminaemia, hypoglobulinaemia, hypoglycemia, increased AST, total bilirubin and creatinine. Therapeutic efficiency of Dimenazine and Buparvaquone along with other drugs were also studied. It is observed that Dimenazine along with Azithromycine and Buparvaquone along with Oxytetracycline showed more effectivenes.