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Comparative Clinical Pathology
Published in: Comparative Clinical Pathology 6/2012

01-12-2012 | Original Article

Hematological profiles of goats naturally infected with Anaplasma ovis in north and northeast Iran

Authors: Mahmood Ahmadi-hamedani, Zohreh Khaki, Sadegh Rahbari, Mahnaz A. Ahmadi-hamedani

Published in: Comparative Clinical Pathology | Issue 6/2012

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Abstract

This study was conducted to measure selected hematological parameters in goats naturally infected with Anaplasma ovis. In this study 193 blood samples were collected from adult and young goats in north (Gonbad) and northeast (Mashhad) of Iran. Out of the 193 blood samples, 123 samples were positive (infected group) and 70 samples were negative (uninfected group) for A. ovis by polymerase chain reaction. Hematological analysis was carried out on 47 samples from the infected group and 37 samples from the uninfected group. Hematological analysis indicated significant decreases (P < 0.01) in RBC counts, HCT values, and hemoglobin concentrations in the A. ovis-infected group of goats compared to the uninfected group (P < 0.01). The mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, WBC counts, lymphocytes, eosinophils, and monocytes in the infected group were lower but neutrophils were higher than in the uninfected group. These differences were not statistically significant (P > 0.05). The result from this study revealed that A. ovis infection in goats is associated with marked changes in hematological parameters.
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Metadata
Title
Hematological profiles of goats naturally infected with Anaplasma ovis in north and northeast Iran
Authors
Mahmood Ahmadi-hamedani
Zohreh Khaki
Sadegh Rahbari
Mahnaz A. Ahmadi-hamedani
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Comparative Clinical Pathology / Issue 6/2012
Print ISSN: 1618-5641
Electronic ISSN: 1618-565X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00580-011-1257-9

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