دراسة مجهرية لانتشار طفيلي الكمثرية البقرية و الكمثرية التوأمية في الأبقار في مدينة الموصل

Abstract EN

The current study included examination of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in 300 blood smears stained with 5% of Giemsa stain which collected from cattle in Mosul city from both sexes with different ages, the total percentage of infection with Babesia spp was 42.33% and the percentage of B.

bovis and B.

bigemina 30.66% and 24.33%.

The blood smears which stained with Giemsa stain contain 0.5% Triton X-100 appeared cleaner and easily recognized the blood cells and parasites.

High percentage of infection was appeared with single infection with B.

bovis was 42.51% followed by mixed infection with B.

bovis and B.

bigemina and infection with B.

bigemina only was 29.92% and 27.55%.

The results of this study showed no significant differences in the percentage of infection between males and females of cattle and different groups of ages at the significant level p<0.05.