PMID- 25653743
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20150205
LR  - 20200930
IS  - 2008-8140 (Print)
IS  - 2322-3618 (Electronic)
IS  - 2008-8140 (Linking)
VI  - 3
IP  - 1
DP  - 2012 Winter
TI  - Investigation of hematological and biochemical parameters in small ruminants 
      naturally infected with Babesia ovis.
PG  - 31-6
AB  - Babesia ovis plays an important role in causing anemia and kidney dysfunction in 
      affected animals. There are few extensive studies about hematological and 
      biochemical findings of small ruminants' babesiosis caused by B. ovis. The aim of 
      this study was to evaluate the effect of babesiosis on some hematological and 
      biochemical parameters in infected small ruminants with B. ovis. A total of 280 
      sheep and 122 goats from 40 herds were randomly examined for the presence of B. 
      ovis in blood samples. Of 402 samples, 67 animals (16.7%) were positive for B. 
      ovis of which 52 (18.5%) were sheep and 15 (12.2%) goats, respectively. The 
      infected animals were divided into four subgroups according to parasitemia rates 
      (<1%, 1%, 2%, and 3%). As a control group, 67 uninfected animals were also 
      selected from the same farms. With increase in parasitemia rates, hemoglobin 
      concentration (Hb), packed cell volume (PCV), red blood cells (RBCs), mean 
      corpuscular volume (MCV) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) 
      significantly decreased (P < 0.05), while, total leukocyte count, number of 
      lymphocyte, monocyte, neutrophil and eosinophil showed a significant increase (P 
      < 0.05). Infected animals presented a significant elevation (P < 0.05) of total 
      proteins and significantly lower level (P < 0.05) of albumin compared to 
      non-infected animals. Significant elevation (P < 0.05) of BUN, creatinine, 
      cholestrol, triglyceride, HDL and LDL level were found with parasitemia 
      progression.
FAU - Esmaeilnejad, Bijan
AU  - Esmaeilnejad B
AD  - Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, 
      Urmia, Iran;
FAU - Tavassoli, Mousa
AU  - Tavassoli M
AD  - Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, 
      Urmia, Iran;
FAU - Asri-Rezaei, Siamak
AU  - Asri-Rezaei S
AD  - Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia 
      University, Urmia, Iran.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Iran
TA  - Vet Res Forum
JT  - Veterinary research forum : an international quarterly journal
JID - 101625812
PMC - PMC4312816
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Babesia ovis
OT  - Biochemical parameters
OT  - Hematology
OT  - Small ruminant
EDAT- 2012/01/01 00:00
MHDA- 2012/01/01 00:01
PMCR- 2012/01/01
CRDT- 2015/02/06 06:00
PHST- 2011/02/26 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2011/06/05 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2012/03/15 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2015/02/06 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/01/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/01/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 2012/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - vrf-3-031 [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Vet Res Forum. 2012 Winter;3(1):31-6.