TABLE 3.
Comparison of complete blood counts and serum biochemistry profiles between indoor and grazing cattle according to TBPs infection.
| Indoor cattle (n = 15) | Grazing cattle (n = 67) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | No infection (n = 12) | Co‐infection* (n = 3) | No infection (n = 12) | T. orientalis (n = 25) | A. phagocytophilum (n = 1) | Co‐infection (n = 29) | p Value |
| RBC (106/µL) | 7.1 ± 1.0b | 6.6 ± 0.3b | 5.5 ± 1.1a,b | 5.5 ± 1.0a,b | 4.7 | 4.3 ± 1.4a | 0.000 |
| HCT (%) | 37.0 ± 5.6c | 33.9 ± 2.9b,c | 30.1 ± 3.3a,b,c | 28.9 ± 3.7a,b | 21.0 | 24.6 ± 5.7a | 0.000 |
| Hb (g/dL) | 12.0 ± 1.7c | 10.7 ± 0.5b,c | 9.2 ± 0.9a,b | 9.1 ± 1.1a,b | 7.1 | 7.7 ± 1.7a | 0.000 |
| MCV (fL) | 52.4 ± 6.1 | 51.6 ± 5.9 | 56.2 ± 8.3 | 54.4 ± 9.9 | 44.7 | 61.1 ± 14.1 | 0.110 |
| MCHC (g/dL) | 32.4 ± 1.1 | 31.7 ± 1.2 | 30.7 ± 1.4 | 31.5 ± 1.5 | 0.0 | 31.2 ± 1.7 | 0.075 |
| RET (103/µL) | 0.9 ± 0.7 | 0.9 ± 0.3 | 1.1 ± 1.0 | 2.2 ± 3.3 | 0.9 | 5.0 ± 9.7 | 0.130 |
| PLT (103/µL) | 219 ± 37 | 225 ± 95 | 145 ± 76 | 191 ± 71 | 88 | 138 ± 55 | 0.001 |
| WBC (103/µL) | 15.6 ±2.5 | 16.4 ± 3.5 | 13.8 ± 2.8 | 15.9 ± 3.0 | 13.8 | 13.3 ± 2.7 | 0.010 |
| NEU (103/µL) | 5.7 ± 1.1b | 5.0 ± 1.4b | 2.7 ± 1.0a | 3.0 ± 1.1a | 3.3 | 2.0 ± 0.9a | 0.000 |
| LYM (103/µL) | 7.4 ± 1.8 | 9.3 ± 2.8 | 8.1 ± 1.4 | 9.3 ± 1.8 | 7.3 | 7.9 ± 1.4 | 0.008 |
| MON (103/µL) | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 1.0 ± 0.2 | 2.3 ± 0.7 | 2.9 ± 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 ± 1.0 | 0.000 |
| EOS (103/µL) | 1.6 ± 1.2 | 1.1 ± 0.5 | 0.6 ± 0.4 | 0.6 ± 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 0.015 |
| BASO (103/µL) | 0.1 ± 0.3 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.892 |
| TB (mg/dL) | 0.11 ± 0.0 | 0.10 ± 0.0 | 0.14 ± 0.1 | 0.19 ± 0.1 | 0.40 | 0.52 ± 0.6 | 0.013 |
| DB (mg/dL) | 0.10 ± 0.0 | 0.10 ± 0.0 | 0.10 ± 0.0 | 0.10 ± 0.1 | 0.10 | 0.12 ± 0.1 | 0.154 |
| IDB (mg/dL) | 0.01 ± 0.0 | 0.00 ± 0.0 | 0.04 ± 0.1 | 0.08 ± 0.1 | 0.30 | 0.39 ± 0.6 | 0.012 |
| L‐lactate (mmol/L) | 0.6 ± 0.3 | 0.8 ± 0.4 | 1.4 ± 0.4 | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 3.4 | 2.2 ± 0.7 | 0.000 |
| Hp (mg/dL) | 13.1 ± 4.9 | 13.1 ± 1.8 | 10.7 ± 3.0 | 10.8 ± 3.5 | 19.7 | 13.0 ± 4.2 | 0.190 |
Note: No infection means that TBPs were not detected.
*Cattle were co‐infected with T. orientalis and A. phagocytophilum.
Abbreviations:BASO, basophils; DB, direct bilirubin; EOS, eosinophils; HCT, haematocrit; Hb, haemoglobin; Hp, haptoglobin; IDB, indirect bilirubin; LYM, lymphocytes; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCHC, mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration; MON, monocytes; NEU, neutrophils; PLT, platelets; RBC, red blood cells; RET, reticulocytes; TB, total bilirubin; WBC, white blood cells.
Bold values (P < 0.05) were considered to be statitical significance.