Haematological changes in N'Dama and Gobra Zebu bulls during Trypanosoma congolense infection maintained under a controlled feeding regimen

Haematological changes were monitored in Gobra-Zebu and N'Dama bulls following infection with Trypanosoma congolense. The cattle were offered a diet which provided levels of protein and energy above maintenance requirement and a pair feeding regimen was used in order to eliminate the confoundin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acta tropica 1998-06, Vol.69 (3), p.181-192
Hauptverfasser:	Akinbamijo, O.O, Bennison, J.J, Jaitner, J, Dempfle, L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anaemia Anemia Animal Feed Animals Biological and medical sciences Cattle Erythrocyte Indices Hematocrit Hemoglobins - analysis Human protozoal diseases Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences N'Dama Pair-feeding Parasitic diseases Protozoal diseases Tropical medicine Trypanosoma congolense Trypanosomiasis Trypanosomiasis, African - veterinary Trypanosomiasis, Bovine - blood Trypanosomosis Trypanotolerance Zebu
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Zusammenfassung:	Haematological changes were monitored in Gobra-Zebu and N'Dama bulls following infection with Trypanosoma congolense. The cattle were offered a diet which provided levels of protein and energy above maintenance requirement and a pair feeding regimen was used in order to eliminate the confounding anorexic effects of trypanosomosis on the traits studied. Packed red cell volume (PCV), red blood cells (RBC) and haemoglobin (Hb) were monitored weekly. Mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC), and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) were derived by computation. Significant breed differences ( P
ISSN:	0001-706X 1873-6254
DOI:	10.1016/S0001-706X(97)00123-X