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

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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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Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to Dr. Kazemi for his excellent technical assistance and all veterinarians and technicians who helped in sample collection. This study was financially supported by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Iran.

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  1. Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

    Mahmood Ahmadi-hamedani

  2. Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

    Zohreh Khaki

  3. Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

    Sadegh Rahbari

  4. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Animal Sciences, Natural Resources and Agriculture Sciences of Gorgan University, Gorgan, Iran

    Mahnaz A. Ahmadi-hamedani

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An erratum to this article can be found online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00580-013-1692-x.

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Ahmadi-hamedani, M., Khaki, Z., Rahbari, S. et al. Hematological profiles of goats naturally infected with Anaplasma ovis in north and northeast Iran. Comp Clin Pathol 21, 1179–1182 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00580-011-1257-9

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