TABLE 2.

Frequency of infections in cattle suspected of piroplasmosis and anaplasmosis (N, %±SE) from the plains of Djurdjura, North Algeria

Epidemiological parameters	Suspected cattle	Theileria annulata	Babesia bovis	Babesia bigemina	Anaplasma marginale	Theileria annulata/Anaplasma marginale	Total
Breed
Holstein	76	35 (46.0 ± 5.71)	7 (9.23.20)	0	5 (6.6 ± 2.80)	2 (2.6 ± 1.70)	49 (64.5 ± 5.10)
Montbeliard	144	63 (43.7 ± 4.10)	3 (2.1 ± 1.17)	1 (0.7 ± 0.66)	7 (4.8 ± 1.73)	3 (2.1 ± 1.17)	77 (53.5 ± 4.90)
Fleckvieh	26	14 (53.8 ± 9.74)	0.0	1 (3.8 ± 3.77)	0.0	0.0	15 (57.7 ± 9.64)
Crossbred	53	24 (45.3 ± 6.83)	4 (7.5 ± 3.57)	1 (1.9 ± 1.83)	0.0	1 (1.9 ± 1.83)	30 (56.6 ± 6.78)
Ages
≤1 an	21	9 (42.8 ± 10.70)	0.0	0.0	1 (4.7 ± 4.59)	0.0	10 (47.6 ± 10.80)
>1 an	278	127 (45.7 ± 2.94)	14 (5.0 ± 1.27)	3 (1.1 ± 0.61)	11 (3.9 ± 1.12)	6 (2.2 ± 0.86)	161(57.9 ± 2.95)
Sexes
Males	47	12 (25.5 ± 5.96)	1 (2.1 ± 2.04)	1 (2.1 ± 2.04)	0.0	0.0	14 (29.8 ± 6.63)
Females	252	124 (49.2 ± 3.11)	13 (5.2 ± 1.37)	2 (0.8 ± 0.51)	12 (4.7 ± 1.32)	6 (2.4 ± 0.91)	157 (62.3 ± 3.01)
Total	299	136 (45.5 ± 2.58)	14 (4.7 ± 1.17)	3 (1.0 ± 0.56)	12 (4.0 ± 1.12)	6 (2.0 ± 0.76)	171(57.2 ± 2.85)

Abbreviations: %, Percentage of positives cattle; N, Number of positives cattle.