title: Babesia bigemina infection in a 14-day old Jersey crossbred calf: a case report.
abstract: Babesia bigemina infection was diagnosed in a 14-day old Jersey female calf. The infected calf showed clinical symptoms of high fever, increased respiratory rate, pale conjunctival mucous membrane and haemoglobinuria. Blood smears were prepared and subjected for Giemsas staining method. Microscopic examination of the stained blood smear confirmed the characteristic intra-erythrocytic B. bigemina organisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science, Tirupati, 517 502 Andhra Pradesh India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Venu
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathology, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sailaja
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science, Tirupati, 517 502 Andhra Pradesh India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Srinivasa Rao
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Science, Tirupati, 517 502 Andhra Pradesh India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jayasree
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Science, Tirupati, 517 502 Andhra Pradesh India.
authors.forename: W L N V
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Vara Prasad
keywords: 14-Day old Jersey calf; Babesia bigemina