Applied Biological Research

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.