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Incidence of Ehrlichia bovis infection in Tamil Nadu*

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Title Incidence of Ehrlichia bovis infection in Tamil Nadu*
 
Creator Sreekumar, C
Anandan, R
Balasundaram, S
 
Subject Ehrlichia bovis; Haemoparasites; Vectors
 
Description The incidence of Ehrlichia bovis among bovines in Tamil Nadu was studied by blood smear examination. The organism could be detected in 16.59% of the cattle and 14.29% of the buffaloes that attended the large animal clinic of Madras Veterinary College. In the samples received from the field, E. bovis is was found in 6.34% of cattle and 6.45% of buffaloes. While young ones and adults were found to be equally susceptible, the incidence was higher among Holstein-Friesian cross calves. The organism was more frequently found in conjunction with other haemoparasites, especially Theileria annulata. The highest incidence was recorded between October and February. The ticks commonly encountered on E. bovis infected animals were Boophilus sp., Haemaphysalis sp. and Hyalomma sp. Lymphnode aspirate smears were the ideal clinical specimen for diagnosing E. bovis infection.
 
Publisher Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture
 
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Date 2012-07-18
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/21993
 
Source The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences; Vol 69, No 12 (1999)
0367-8318
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/21993/10916
 
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