Vol. 9, Issue 1, Part N (2024)

Author(s): Shobha Burdak, Renu, Ruby Nath, Savita Meena, Nikhil Pal Bajia, Rahul Kumar and Pradeep Makawana

Abstract: Haemoprotozoan diseases have deleterious impact on health and production of animals, causing death in acute cases, production losses in chronically affected animals, which decrease economic share of livestock sector. The present study was carried out to determine the incidence of Theileriosis infection in 102 bovines from Tonk district of Rajasthan, India from July 2023 to November 2023. The conventional microscopy method of Giemsa-stained blood smears were used for screening blood samples for haemoprotozoans. Out of total screened 11(10.78percent) bovines were found positive for Theileria spp. The reported incidence was based on history of affected animal, clinical signs and laboratory examination. Examination of Giemsa-stained blood smears revealed intra-erythrocytic piroplasms of Theileria.