OCCURRENCE OF HAEMOPROTOZOAN DISEASES IN CATTLE IN HASSAN, KARNATAKA

Pooja G. Mankani; Veena M.; Puttalakshmamma, G. C.; Shivakumar, V.; Satheesha, S. P.; Basavraj Inamdar

Authors

Pooja G. Mankani Assistant Professor (JC), Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College, Hassan-573202, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar, Karnataka INDIA
Veena M. Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College, Hassan-573202, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar, Karnataka INDIA
Puttalakshmamma, G. C. Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College, Hassan-573202, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar, Karnataka INDIA
Shivakumar, V. Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College, Hassan-573202, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar, Karnataka INDIA
Satheesha, S. P. Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College, Hassan-573202, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar, Karnataka INDIA
Basavraj Inamdar Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College, Hassan-573202, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar, Karnataka INDIA

Abstract

A total of 476 blood samples of cattle, sent from the various units of Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex (TVCC), Veterinary College, Hassan were examined from March 2018 to February 2021 for haemoprotozoan parasites at Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary college, Hassan for expounding the trend of haemoprotozoan diseases in cattle. Blood smears were stained with Giemsa stain and examined for the presence of haemoprotozoan parasites. The results revealed that among 476 samples, 332 samples were positive for various haemoprotozoan parasites. Of this, highest incidence was observed for Theileria spp. (78.6 %), followed by Anaplasma spp. (14.45 %) and Babesia spp. (6.9 %). The percentage of positive cases of Theileria spp. has shown a progressive increase in these three years, the percentage during March 2018 to February 2019 was 45.53 per cent, March 2019 to February 2020 was 46.7 per cent and during March 2020 to February 2021 was 64.3 per cent. But the percentage of positive cases of Babesia and Anaplasma has not shown any progressive increase in these three years, the percentage of positive cases of Babesia and Anaplasma spp. during March 2018 to February 2019 was 10.71 per cent and 7.14 per cent, in March 2019 to February 2020 it was 8.75 per cent and 5.10 per cent and during March 2020 to February 2021 it was 10.5 per cent and 3.52 per cent .The increase in cases of hemoprotozoan diseases in cattle warrants an effective vector control strategy to be implemented to control the menace.

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