Veterinary Science & Technology

Aynalem Mandefro

Publications

• Research Article
  Impacts of Trypanosoma vivax on Experimentally Infected Calves and Goats in Bishoftu, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Fasige Getahun, Aynalem Mandefro and Hailegebrael BedadaFasige Getahun, Aynalem Mandefro and Hailegebrael Bedada
  
  Four female calves aged of 1 year to 1 year and 4 months which weighing 86-100 kg and three male goats weighing 22-31 kg and ages of less than one year were included in the study. All experimental animals were infected intravenously with 1 ml (concentrated) blood containing the wild strain of T. vivax brought from Gibe valley. Fresh blood sample of each animal was collected directly from the jugular vein for 84 days in two days interval. The mean PCV was 34%, 33%, 35.5% and 33.25% respectively, for week one, week two, three and week four before inoculation for calves and 32.8%, 34.2%, and 35.8% for goats. The mean PCV started decreasing between 4-6 days post inoculation for all calves to 21.5+1.1% and then sharply decreased to 13+0.5% in day 13-17 post inoculation. Between days 19-24 post inoculation the mean PCV was increased to 21+2.2 and decreased to 14.6+1.14 between 26-35 days post .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7579.1000534

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