A study on babesiosis in calves at livestock experimental station Qadirabad and adjacent areas, Sahiwal (Pakistan)
2008
Niazi, N. (University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore (Pakistan). Dept. of Clinical Medicine and Surgery) | Khan, M.S. (University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore (Pakistan). Dept. of Clinical Medicine and Surgery) | Avais, M. (University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore (Pakistan). Dept. of Clinical Medicine and Surgery) | Khan, J.A. | Pervez, K. | Ijaz, M.
The present study aimed to determine the prevalence and chemotherapy of babesiosis in crossbred cow calves at the Livestock Experimental Station Qadirabad, District Sahiwal, Pakistan. The effect of babesiosis on different blood parameters was also studied. Among 415 crossbred cow calves examined, 30 calves were found positive, showing 7.2% prevalence. For chemotherapeutic trials, 30 infected calves and 10 healthy ones were divided into 4 groups viz. A, B, C and D with 10 animals in each group. The animals of group A and B were treated with diminazene aceturate (Fa-try-banil, Prix, Pharma, Pakistan) and imidocarb dipropionate (Imizol, ICI, Pakistan) @ 3.5 mg/kg BW IM and 1 ml/100 kg BW IM, respectively. Animals of group C and D served as positive control and negative control, respectively. The efficacy of diminazene aceturate and imidocarb dipropionate was 90% and 100%, respectively. Haematological studies revealed a significant decrease in haemoglobin concentration and total erythrocyte count in Babesia positive animals as compared to negative control. From the results it was concluded that imidocarb dipropionate is a drug of choice to treat babesiosis in crossbred cow calves followed by diminazene aceturate.
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