Prevalence and risk factors analysis associated with anaplasmosis in symptomatic cattle under field conditions in southern Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan

The aim of the current study was to assess the prevalence of anaplasmosis and potential risk factors (age, sex, breed, months, seasons, application of acaricides) associated with occurrence of anaplasmosis in cattle in southern area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Anaplasma is an obligate intraerythrocytic microorganism affecting a wide range of ruminants and responsible for huge economical losses in form of high mortality, weight loss and dropped milk. Overall three hundred (n=300) animals showing clinical signs under field conditions were randomly selected from district LakkiMarwat for a period of six months (January, 2018 to June 2018). As a result the overall prevalence was 19.66% where the highest prevalence (24.85%) was recorded in young cattle at the age of (5 years) where lower prevalence (13.13%) was reported and statistically highly significant (p