Table 2.

Hemogram findings of B. bovis-infected cattle and buffaloes in comparison to control group under natural field conditions (mean ±S.E)

Parameters	Field-exposed animals (n= 29)		Control (n= 6)
	B. bovis infected buffaloes (n= 9)	B. bovis infected cattle (n= 20)
RBCs 1 (106 /ml)	3.4±0.1 a **	2.6±0.2 b ***	6.9±0.9 c
Hb 2 (g/dl)	7.3±0.2 a **	5.5±0.3 b ***	12.7±1.2 c
PCV 3 (%)	24.6±1.1 a **	18.1±1.5 b ***	36±1.3 c
WBCs 4 (103 mul−1)	7.3±0.2 a*	7.2±0.5 a *	9.3±0.5 b
Lymphocytes (103 mul−1)	4.1±0.1 a*	3.8±0.5 a *	4.9±0.8 b
Monocytes (103 mul−1)	0.46±0.07 a	0.44±0.9 a	0.46±0.01 a
Neutrophils (103 mul−1)	3.1±0.4 a	2.9±0.5 a	3.2±0.6 a
Eosinophils (103 mul−1)	0.2±0.01 a	0.2±0.02 a	0.2±0.04 a
Basophils (103 mul−1)	0.02±0.001 a	0.02±0.002 a	0.02±0.003 a

^*Values with different superscripts are significantly different from each other (

^*P≤ 0.05,

^**P≤ 0.01,

^***P≤ 0.001).

¹RBCs= Red Blood Cells,

²Hb= hemoglobin,

³PCV= packed cell volume,

⁴WBCs= White Blood Cells