1Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology (SVPUAT), Meerut -250110 (Uttar Pradesh)
2Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology (SVPUAT), Meerut -250110 (Uttar Pradesh)
3Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology (SVPUAT), Meerut -250110 (Uttar Pradesh)
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology (SVPUAT), Meerut -250110 (Uttar Pradesh)
*Corresponding author. E-mail: vet.drpremm@gmail.com
Online published on 17 January, 2022.
A calf was presented with history of fever, anorexia, lacrimation, red coloured urine, marked emaciation and weakness since last four days. Physical examination revealed high fever, pale to whitish conjunctival membrane, swollen pre-scapular lymph node and tick infestation. Hematological examination recorded decrease in hemoglobin, packed cell volume, total erythrocyte and platelet count. Presence of crescent shaped merozoites of T. annulata, pear shaped piroplasms of Babesia bigemina in RBC and Koch's blue bodies in lymphocytes were observed. The treatment was instituted with Diminazene aceturate and Buparvaquone along with supportive therapy. The health of infected calf gradually improved to normaly.
Babesiosis, calf, Koch's blue bodies, theileriosis
