TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of hemoprotozoan diseases in cattle population of chittagong division, Bangladesh
AU - Alim, Md. Abdul
AU - Das, Shubhagata
AU - Roy, Krisna
AU - Masuduzzaman, Md.
AU - Sikder, Suchandan
AU - Hassan, Mohammad Mahmudul
AU - Siddiki, A. Z.
AU - Hossain, Mohammad Alamgir
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - A one year (2009-10) prevalence study on hemoprotozoan diseases was conducted in crossbred and indigenous cattle, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Blood samples were collected randomly from 216 crossbred and 432 indigenous cattle of four representative areas in three consecutive seasons. Samples were examined by Giemsa's stained blood smear method. The effect of topography, season, age and sex was observed in cattle during this study. The overall prevalence of hemoprotozoan diseases was 16.18 and 12.02% in crossbred and indigenous cattle, respectively where babesiosis and anaplasmosis were predominant. Babesiosis was found to be consistent in all the four different areas but highest prevalence (9.25%)was found in hilly area. Hemoprotozoan diseases were predominant in summer season followed by rainy and winter seasons. Adult cattle were significantly (P
AB - A one year (2009-10) prevalence study on hemoprotozoan diseases was conducted in crossbred and indigenous cattle, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Blood samples were collected randomly from 216 crossbred and 432 indigenous cattle of four representative areas in three consecutive seasons. Samples were examined by Giemsa's stained blood smear method. The effect of topography, season, age and sex was observed in cattle during this study. The overall prevalence of hemoprotozoan diseases was 16.18 and 12.02% in crossbred and indigenous cattle, respectively where babesiosis and anaplasmosis were predominant. Babesiosis was found to be consistent in all the four different areas but highest prevalence (9.25%)was found in hilly area. Hemoprotozoan diseases were predominant in summer season followed by rainy and winter seasons. Adult cattle were significantly (P
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M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84870459943
SN - 0253-8318
VL - 32
SP - 221
EP - 224
JO - Pakistan Veterinary Journal
JF - Pakistan Veterinary Journal
IS - 2
ER -