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Nig. Vet. J.. 2018; 39(3): 217-226


HAEMATOLOGICAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH PORCINE HAEMOPARASITIC INFECTIONS IN IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA.

TEMILOLUWA O. OLAOSEBIKAN, O. O. ALAKA, ABDULLATEEF AJADI.




Abstract

The study was carried out between January and July 2016. Blood samples were obtained from 153 pigs by venipuncture and jugular severance at slaughter. The blood samples were examined for all known haemoparasites detectable by light microscopic examination. Haematimetric indices, complete blood cell count and leukocyte differentials were determined. The level of parasitaemia and changes in blood indices were subjected to statistical analysis across seasons. Trypanosoma brucei and Eperythrozoon suis were the only haemoparasites detected in the blood of pigs during the period of sampling. The prevalence of haemoparasitic infections in sampled pigs was 5.23%. T. brucei contributed 3.9% while E. suis contributed 1.31% to the prevalence. Anaemia (PCV

Key words: Porcine, Infection, Haemoparasites, Haematological changes, Nigeria






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