Effect of Anaplasma spp. infection on some blood parameters in Awassi local breed sheep

Abstract

The aim of this study to investigation the effect of Anaplasma spp.
infection on some blood parameters by collecting 65 blood samples
from Awassi local breed sheep. The total infection rate 26.15 % which
divided into 25 % in males and 26.31 % in females. The parasitemia
range between 0.5-4 % (mean 1.97 %).
The infected animals showed anemia represented by decrease means
of packed cell volume (P<0.01), red blood cell count (P<0.05) and
haemoglobin concentration, While increase corpuscular volume,
corpuscular haemoglobin and corpuscular haemoglobin concentration
(P<0.05). As well as decrease total white blood cell count and monocytes
while increase lymphocytes, neutrophils , eosinophils, basophils and
platelets comparison to non infected animals.
Our conclusion refered to the direct effect of Anaplasma parasite on
some blood parameters in the infected Awassi local breed sheep.