Haematological profiles in pure bred cattle naturally infected with Theileria annulata in Saudi Arabia.
The Abbott Cell Dyn 3500 haematology analyzer was employed to study haematological parameters in 41 adult and young Friesian cattle naturally infected with Theileria annulata in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia. Comparison was made with clinically healthy adult and young Friesian cattle. Changes in blood parameters in T. annulata-infected cattle indicated severe macrocytic hypochromic anaemia, panleukopenia, lymphocytopenia, eosinopenia, neutropenia and thrombocytopenia but no reticulocytosis.
Omer
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Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 1482, Qassim, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. osamaom@hotmail.com
El-Malik
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Mahmoud
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Haroun
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Hawas
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Sweeney
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Magzoub
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D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001772:Blood Cell Count / Q000662:veterinary; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology / Q000469:parasitology; D006403:Hematologic Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000097:blood / Q000662:veterinary; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D016796:Theileria annulata; D013801:Theileriasis / Q000097:blood*