Vol. 12, Issue 7 (2023)

Author(s):
Murala Murali Manohara Surya Teja, GS Mamatha, Jaya N Lakkundi, BM Chandranaik, Krishna Murthy CM and Amitha Reena Gomes

Abstract:
A research was carried out to assess the frequency of haemoparasitic diseases of cattle in Bengaluru districts of Karnataka state from February to September 2022. A total of 222 cattle blood samples have been examined by microscopic methods viz., wet mount and Giemsa staining to diagnose haemoparasitic infections of cattle. Out of 222 blood samples examined, 20.20 and 26.57 percent samples have been observed to be positive for haemoparasites comprising Anaplasma (7.65% and 8.55%), Theileria (10.81% and 13.96%), Babesia (0 and 1.35%) and co-infection of Anaplasma and Theileria spp. (1.80% and 2.70%) by wet mount and Giemsa staining methods, respectively. Out of 19 samples that tested positive for Anaplasma spp. using the Giemsa staining technique, all 19 tested positive for A. marginale, and there was a coinfection of A. marginale and A. platys in two samples.