1Assistant Professor and Head, TVCC, VCRI, Orathanadu
2Assistant Professor, TVCC, VCRI, Orathanadu
3Assistant Professor, TVCC, VCRI, Orathanadu
4Professor and Head, TVCC
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) Tirunelveli-627358 (Tamil Nadu)
*Corresponding author. E-mail: drvenkat75@gmail.com
Online published on 4 May, 2019.
Twelve (12) babesia positive goats and six apparently healthy goats were evaluated for comparative hemato-biochemical study. Anorexia, suspended rumination, pale mucous membrane, pyrexia, bilateral nasal discharge, tachycardia, tachypnoea and hemoglobinuria were observed in babesiosis affected animals. Hemato-biochemical examination revealed anaemia. Peripheral blood smears examination revealed Babesia motasi in nine goats and Babesia ovis in three goats. The affected animals were treated with Diminazene diaceturate, Ivermectin and hematinics. All animals showed clinical recovery.
Anaemia, Babesia motasi, Babesia ovis, babesiosis, goat
