TY - JOUR AU - Villa, Luca AU - Gazzonis, Alessia Libera AU - Zanzani, Sergio Aurelio AU - Mazzola, Silvia AU - Giordano, Alessia AU - Manfredi, Maria Teresa PY - 2021 DA - 2021/03/15 TI - Exploring alterations in hematological and biochemical parameters, enzyme activities and serum cortisol in Besnoitia besnoiti naturally infected dairy cattle JO - Parasites & Vectors SP - 154 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Besnoitia besnoiti is an Apicomplexan protozoa causative of bovine besnoitiosis, a chronic and debilitating disease of cattle, with a variety of pathological findings that could alter some laboratory parameters. A study was conducted in a bovine besnoitiosis endemically infected dairy herd located in Italy characterized by high intra-herd seroprevalence and cattle with clinical signs of the disease. In the study, alterations in laboratory parameters, i.e. hematological and biochemical parameters, enzyme activities and serum cortisol levels, in Besnoitia besnoiti naturally infected cows were investigated in depth. SN - 1756-3305 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04626-4 DO - 10.1186/s13071-021-04626-4 ID - Villa2021 ER -