Table 1.
Biochemical parameters in cattle with tropical theileriosis and non-diseased cattle
| Breed (number) | Glucose (g/L) |
Albumin (g/L) |
Total proteins (g/L) |
Total bilirubin (mg/dL) |
Direct bilirubin (mg/dL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbéliard cattle (27) | |||||
| Non diseased cattle (13) | 0.79 ± 0.11 | 33.46 ± 5.56 | 79.69 ± 5.99 | 0.66 ± 0.22 | 0.04 ± 0.07 |
| Diseased cattle (14) | 0.68 ± 0.06 | 29.06 ± 8.78 | 69.28 ± 10.06 | 5.52 ± 1.24 | 1.18 ± 0.44 |
| p value | 0.005* | 0.008* | 0.03* | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Crossbreed cattle (21) | |||||
| Non diseased cattle (11) | 0.75 ± 0.11 | 32.63 ± 3.44 | 78.36 ± 8.36 | 0.75 ± 0.20 | 0.05 ± 0.09 |
| Diseased cattle (10) | 0.67 ± 0.07 | 30.30 ± 5.39 | 77.31 ± 12.38 | 3.89 ± 1.34 | 1.24 ± 0.72 |
| p value | 0.081 | 0.140 | 0.340 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Local cattle (32) | |||||
| Non diseased cattle (16) | 0.74 ± 0.08 | 30.56 ± 3.30 | 79.81 ± 5.43 | 0.72 ± 0.14 | 0.045 ± 0.09 |
| Diseased cattle (16) | 0.73 ± 0.18 | 28.92 ± 5.03 | 75.96 ± 21.19 | 2.38 ± 1.19 | 0.08 ± 0.42 |
| p value | 0.420 | 0.156 | 0.242 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
* In bolded characters: statistically significant values