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STUDIES ON THE PREVALENCE OF CANINE TRYPANOSOMOSIS

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Title STUDIES ON THE PREVALENCE OF CANINE TRYPANOSOMOSIS
MVSC;CVSc;TPTY; Acc No:
 
Creator LAKSHMI PRASAD, K
 
Contributor MALAKONDAIAH, P (Major)
CHENGALVA RAYULU, V
SRILATHA, Ch
 
Subject CANINE ;TRYPANOSOMOSIS; PREVALENCE
 
Description THESES
ABSTRACT :
The present study was undertaken to record the prevalence of trypanosomosis in dogs from different districts of Andhra Pradesh with three conventional diagnostic methods. A total of 937 dogs were screened for T. evansi infection by wet blood film (WBF), blood smear staining techniques and micro haematocrit centrifugation technique (MHCT). The observations revealed that 15 (1.60%), 11 (1.17 %) and 22 (2.34%) dogs were found positive for trypanosomosis, respectively. East Godavari district witnessed the highest prevalence (3.20%) of canine trypanosomosis followed by Nellore (2.85%), West Godavari (2.52%), Chittoor ( 1.65%) and Prakasam ( 0.90%) by MHCT method. In the present study, 2.28 percent of male dogs and 2.40 percent of female dogs were found positive by MHCT method. The findings indicated that there was no effect of T. evansi infection on sex of dogs. Higher prevalence of T. evansi infection was observed in Mongrel than in Pomerarian, Cross breeds, German shepherd, Doberman and Labrador breeds. Age wise prevalence of T. evansi infection in dogs revealed that younger ones, below the two years age group recorded the highest prevalence than the above the two years age group dogs. Out of three conventional methods employed to diagnose the prevalence of canine trypanosomosis in the present study, MHCT method was found superior to others, because of its sensitivity in the diagnosis of T. evansi infection. Further, the haemato-biochemical studies on T. evansi infected dogs revealed decreased levels of haemoglobin (Hb), packed cell volume (PCV) and total erythrocyte counts (RBC) which differed significantly from control group. Total leukocyte count, eosinophils, neutrophils, lymphocytes and monocytes were with in the normal range. The serum biochemical profile revealed decrease in total protein value, albumin content and glucose levels and all these values significantly differed with the values of control group but other components like globulin and serum bilirubin levels were slightly increased.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY ,
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SCIENCE ,
SRI VENKATESWARA VETERINARY UNIVERSITY, TIRUPATI – 517 502, A.P., INDIA
 
Date 2017-01-03T15:50:16Z
2017-01-03T15:50:16Z
2012-11
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/94233
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, TIRUPATI – 517 502,A.P