Vol. 9, Issue 5, Part E (2024)

Author(s): PI Ganesan, Akshaya Rathore, Dheeraj Tolambiya, Aashita Rathore and Pratipal Singh

Abstract: Scattered mortality, loss of weight, lethargy and dry skin were reported from a goat unit of Sirohi and Beetal, 65 in number, in an organized livestock farm, in Jamdoli. Jaipur. Based on the clinical signs, 36 adult goats were subjected for blood smear examination and hemato biochemical studies. The blood smear examination revealed mixed infection of Theileria and Babesia species in all 36 examined goats. The blood smear examination of all the 36 blood samples revealed Theileria and Babesia Sp infection and these samples revealed low levels of hemoglobin values, WBC count, hematocrit values, platelets and elevated MCV & MCH values. Biochemical studies of the infected blood samples revealed elevated SGOT and SGPT values. The alterations in blood parameters occurred in the infected goat population varied. The associated risk factors for the causation of this mixed parasitic infections and changes in the hematology and biochemical parameters could be due to changes in the climates or seasonal variations, pathogenicity of the blood parasites attacked the goat population, and the vector population in the roaming areas or in the pasture lands.