Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory,(UAS, KDDC), Mysore-560 011, India
1Corresponding author present address: Pranavam, T.C. No. 37/282, Thrikkumaramkudam, Thrissur-680 003, India. E-mail: kandayath@rediffmail.com
Haemogram of cattle (90 per cent crossbred) with natural infection of Theileria annulata indicated that the total erythrocytes counts and the haemoglobin levels were low in 31.39 per cent of cattle. The severity of anaemia was not often proportional to the degree of parasitaemia. The total leucocytes counts showed leucocytosis (25.09 per cent) or an inclination towards leucopenia (19.72 per cent) and the differential leucocyte counts indicated lymphocytosis (44.94) and neutrophilia (16.19). Local cattle had marked leucocytosis and buffaloes showed leucocytosis with neutrophilia.
Theileria annulata, Parasitaemia, Haemoglobin, Blood cell counts, Cattle, Buffaloes
