Table 1.
Incidence of haemoparasite infections in bovines of south western Gujarat (Junagadh)
| Animal | Total sample | Positive (%) | Parasite (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babesia bigemina | Theileria annulata | Anaplasma marginale | |||
| Cattle | 87 | 51 (58.6) | 47 (54.0) | 3 (3.4) | 1 (1.1) |
| Buffalo | 85 | 35 (41.2) | 33 (38.8) | 1 (1.2) | 1 (1.2) |
| χ2 value | 5.233* | 3.993* | 0.977 | 0.000 | |
| Over all | 172 | 86 (50.0) | 80 (46.5) | 4 (2.3) | 2 (1.2) |
* p < 0.05