Vol. 11, Special Issue 11 (2022)

Author(s):
Nilesh Gohil, Ghanshyam Mandali, Pinesh Parikh, Nidhi Patel and Munja Bharai

Abstract:
Bovine anaplasmosis, formerly known as gall sickness, is an infectious, non-contagious, tick-borne disease of domesticated and wild ruminants caused by Anaplasma species. It is considered as one of the economically important rickettsial diseases affecting ruminants and is principally transmitted by a tick of Rhiphicephalus spp. Present study on incidence and diagnosis of anaplasmosis in cattle was conducted at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Anand during October 2021 to March 2022. Total 66 suspected cattle were screened for anaplasmosis. They were subjected to blood smear examination and molecular test (PCR). Out of them, 22 cattle were found positive for anaplasmosis by microscopic examination and 34 cattle were found positive by PCR. Overall incidence of anaplasmosis by blood smear examination was 33.34 percent and by PCR 51.52 percent.