TABLE 1.
Cow no. | District | Animal IDa | Breed | Age (yrs) | Clinical signs |
RBC indicesb |
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Temp (°C) | Anemia | Hemoglobinuria | Nervous signs | HGB | HCT | RBC | |||||
1 | Badulla | I | Jersey | 4 | 40.6 | Y | Y | Y | NT | NT | NT |
2 | Badulla | L1 | Friesian | 3 | 41.4 | N | Y | N | 8.4 | 22.6 | 5.65 |
3 | Badulla | L2 | Jersey | 4 | 41.1 | N | Y | N | 9.6 | 27.6 | 5.94 |
4 | Badulla | R | Friesian | 4 | 41.1 | Y | Y | N | 6.8 | 19.6 | 3.94 |
5 | Badulla | Sc | Jersey | 5 | 39.4 | Y | Y | Y | 2.8 | 7.9 | 1.38 |
6 | Badulla | T1 | Jersey | 4 | 41.1 | Y | Y | Y | 8.7 | 24 | 5.59 |
7 | Badulla | T2 | Jersey | 4 | 41.1 | N | Y | N | 9.4 | 25.7 | 5.51 |
8 | Badulla | V | Jersey | 5 | 42.2 | Y | Y | N | NT | NT | NT |
9 | Jaffna | C2 | Jersey | 4 | 40.6 | Y | Y | N | 6.8 | 21.9 | 3.88 |
10 | Jaffna | C5 | Jersey | 5 | 40 | Y | Y | Y | 6.7 | 21.5 | 3.5 |
11 | Kilinochchi | C6c | Jersey × Sahiwal | 6 | 39.4 | Y | Y | N | 2.83 | 10.6 | 2.22 |
12 | Kilinochchi | C7c | Jersey | 3 | 41.1 | Y | Y | Y | 4.8 | 13.3 | 3.03 |
13 | Jaffna | C8 | Jersey × Sahiwal | 6 | 40 | Y | Y | N | NT | NT | NT |
All animals were female. ID, identification; RBC, red blood cell; HGB, hemoglobin; HCT, hematocrit; F, female; Y, yes (observed); N, no (not observed); NT, not tested.
RBC indices, including the HGB concentration (grams per deciliter), HCT (percent), and RBC count (×106 per microliter), were measured for 10 of the 13 animals.
This animal died despite treatment with diminazene aceturate.