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Table 4 Hematological profiles in non-infected and Babesia sp infected, cattle as detected by different methods

From: Serological and molecular diagnostic surveys combined with examining hematological profiles suggests increased levels of infection and hematological response of cattle to babesiosis infections compared to native buffaloes in Egypt

Groups Parameters

Control Non-infected

Method for the detection of Babesia sp. used in cattle

Sig.

Blood film

cELISA

nPCR

Blood film + cELISA + nPCR

No. of Animals

23

5

28

43

8

 

Red blood cell count (×106/μl)

7.09 ± 0.18a

6.03 ± 0.10bc

6.31 ± 0.14b

5.45 ± 0.14c

6.13 ± 0.19bc

***

Hematocrit (%)

27.73 ± 0.32a

25.34 ± 0.41ab

25.58 ± 0.44ab

24.10 ± 0.58b

23.90 ± 0.96b

***

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

11.16 ± 0.23a

9.14 ± 0.49b

9.00 ± 0.13b

8.42 ± 0.19b

8.48 ± 0.32b

***

Mean corpuscular volume (fl)

39.53 ± 0.86b

42.08 ± 0.95ab

40.87 ± 0.78b

44.43 ± 0.60a

38.95 ± 0.76b

***

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (pg)

15.86 ± 0.35a

15.19 ± 0.91ab

14.40 ± 0.27bc

15.53 ± 0.19ab

13.82 ± 0.29c

***

MCHC (mg/dl)

40.20 ± 0.58a

36.03 ± 1.59b

35.26 ± 0.21b

34.97 ± 0.09b

35.48 ± 0.21b

***

Red blood cell distribution width (fl)

31.51 ± 0.73b

43.74 ± 5.00a

31.38 ± 1.14b

33.54 ± 0.69b

31.66 ± 0.73b

***

Red blood cell distribution width (%)

21.01 ± 0.42b

26.96 ± 2.35a

19.44 ± 0.30bc

18.20 ± 0.30bc

19.93 ± 0.36bc

***

White blood cell count (×103/μl)

10.93 ± 0.40bc

13.48 ± 0.37a

12.20 ± 0.70ab

9.63 ± 0.39c

11.56 ± 0.21abc

**

Lymphocytes (×103/μl)

5.6 ± 0.28a

6.73 ± 0.54a

5.58 ± 0.39a

3.51 ± 0.29b

3.72 ± 0.71b

***

Lymphocytes (%)

52.38 ± 1.20a

50.44 ± 5.05a

45.77 ± 1.80ab

37.20 ± 2.53bc

32.38 ± 6.29c

***

Granulocytes (×103/μl)

4.08 ± 0.14b

5.60 ± 0.94ab

5.52 ± 0.39ab

5.26 ± 0.38b

6.90 ± 0.77a

*

Granulocytes (%)

37.89 ± 1.34c

40.96 ± 5.46c

44.90 ± 1.76bc

53.63 ± 2.61ab

59.49 ± 6.42a

**

MID cells (×103/μl)

1.08 ± 0.07a

1.15 ± 0.06a

1.10 ± 0.06a

0.86 ± 0.03b

0.94 ± 0.05a

*

MID cells (%)

9.73 ± 0.30

8.60 ± 0.55

9.33 ± 0.46

9.17 ± 0.31

8.14 ± 0.45

NS

Platelet count (×103/μl)

269.78 ± 14.93a

232.00 ± 2.86b

214.75 ± 16.22bc

158.16 ± 8.40c

224.63 ± 29.66b

***

Mean platelet volume (fl)

6.47 ± 0.07a

6.30 ± 0.09abc

6.44 ± 0.07ab

6.17 ± 0.04bc

6.10 ± 0.09c

***

Platelet distribution width (fl)

10.43 ± 0.12a

10.14 ± 0.18ab

10.44 ± 0.12a

10.00 ± 0.08ab

9.78 ± 0.12b

**

Plateletcrit (%)

0.18 ± 0.01a

0.16 ± 0.00a

0.14 ± 0.01a

0.10 ± 0.01b

0.17 ± 0.02a

**

  1. Hemogram values expressed as mean ± SE (Standard error) for each technique. Means followed by different superscripts (a, b, c) within the same row are significantly different at (P < 0.05). Two means that are not follow by the same letter (a, b, or c) are significantly different (P < 0.05). Two means followed with the same letter implies that they are not significantly different. Sig.: represents statistical significance. * P < 0.05, ** P <0.01, *** P <0.001. NS = non- significant. MCHC = mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration