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Comparative haematological
changes in experimentally infected Savannah brown goats with
Trypanosoma brucei and
Trypanosoma vivax
Adeiza, A. A.1,
Maikai, V. A.1* and Lawal, A.I.2
1College
of Agriculture and Animal Science, Ahmadu Bello University,
P.M.B.2134, Mando, Kaduna, Nigeria.
2Department
of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Nigeria
*Corresponding author. E-mail:
ambrosev2003@yahoo.com.
Accepted
1 May, 2008 |
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A comparative study of haematological changes in Savannah
brown goats experimentally infected with
Trypanosoma brucei and
Trypanosoma vivax was carried out using
thirty (30) goats aged between 20 and 48 months and average
weight of 13.00 kg. The parameters determined before and
after infection included parasitemia, rectal temperature,
weight, PCV, and total plasma protein. The mean weight,
rectal temperature, parasitemia, packed cell volume, total
plasma protein of T. brucei infected goats were 11.88 kg,
39.18°C, 2.40, 22.1% and 11.88 g/dl, respectively, while T.
vivax infected goats were 12.34 kg, 39.18°C, 2.20, 23.2% and
12.34 g/dl, respectively. The values of the same parameters
in the control were 14.89 kg, 38.70°C, 25.8% and 7.06 g/dl,
respectively. The parasites significantly (P < 0.05)
affected the haematological parameters of the animals. T.
brucei infection in the goats was more severe than the T.
vivax infection.
Key
word:
Trypanosoma brucei, T. vivax, haematology. |
