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Abstract
A study was carried out on Ovine Anaplasmosis in the Sulaimani province of
Iraq from September to December2007. Five hundred thin blood smears were
prepared form Peripheral blood of sheep in 10 different localities and stained by
Giemsa. The prevalence of Anaplasma Ovis was 24 (4.8%) and the rate was highest
8.8% was among animals above 3 years. The infected animal showed mild fever,
hyperpnoea and tachycardia. Hematological values of the infected sheep was as
follows: Packed cell volume 22 ± 4.75 % , erythrocyte count 6.42 ± 1.35 ×106/ μl ,
hemoglobin concentration 6.95 ± 1.28 g/dl , mean corpuscular volume 35.5 ± 5.85/ fl
, mean corpuscular Hemoglobin concentration 11..04 ± 2.42/ pg, mean corpuscular
hemoglobin concentration 31.62 ± 6.62 g/dl and WBCs 11.15 ± 2.18× 10³ /μl , serum
protein value 5.875 ± 0.801 mg/dl, serum calcium 8.341± 1.029 mg/dl, conjugate
serum bilirubin 0.85 ± 0.314 mg/dl and serum cholesterol 57.291 ± 6.153 mg/dl.
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Article Title [العربیة]
دراسة سريرية ودمية لداء الانابلازما في الاغنام في محافظة السليمانية
Author [العربیة]
- بهزاد صالح مصطفى
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