Applied Biological Research

  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue: 2

Morphometric variations in piroplasms of Babesia canis from naturally infected dogs from Punjab (India)

  • Author:
  • Mohamed S.M. Eljadar, L.D. Singla, Radya A.A. Mustafa1, S.K. Uppal2
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 207 to 210

Departments of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana -141004, Punjab (India)

1Animal Disease Research Centre, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana -141004, Punjab (India)

2Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana -141004, Punjab (India)

Abstract

This study presents the morphometeric characteristics of canine haemoprotozoan, Babesia canis, by using software DP2-BSW (Olympus). Most of the B. canis in erythrocytes were pyriform bodies at an acute angle whereas a few were at obtuse angle. The other erythrocytic stage of B. canis was commonly tetrad with some polymorphic forms including ovoid, amoeboid, elongated, umbrella-like, etc. The micrometric measurements of B. canis piroplasms varied from 2.93–5.80 x 2.10–3.30 μm and a quartered parasite of 5.1 x 5.4 μm size was also seen. The only species of tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, a known vector of B. canis, was recovered from infected dogs.

Keywords

Babesia canis, dog, piroplasms, morphometery