Haemato-biochemical Alterations in Goats Infected with Coccidiosis in and around Anand District of Gujarat

Abstract

The experiment was conducted over one year from November, 2022 to October, 2023, in various areas of Anand district of Gujarat, India to determine the haemato-biochemical alterations in goats infected with coccidiosis that may indicate infection. 50 blood samples were collected from goats of different age groups, consisting of 40 infected with coccidiosis and 10 non-infected with coccidiosis, for comparative analysis of haemato-biochemical alterations. The mean haematological values observed in infected goats during the study were haemoglobin (6.55±0.16 g dl^-1), PCV (22.65±0.29%), TEC (6.30±0.25 10⁶ µl^-1), MCV (13.97±0.27 fl), MCH (4.46±0.09 pg), MCHC (34.89±0.35 g dl^-1), TLC (16.11±.74 106 µl^-1), neutrophil (52.20±1.56%), lymphocytes (38.75±1.51%), eosinophils (2.92±0.10%), monocytes (1.28±0.07%) and basophils (1.23±0.04%). The values of haemoglobin, packed cell volume, total erythrocytic count, MCV, MCH, MCHC, lymphocytes, and monocytes were found to be significantly decreased than the normal values in the infected goats. In contrast, values of total leucocyte count, neutrophils, and eosinophils were recorded higher than non-infected goats. In infected goats, the mean values of biochemical parameters observed were total protein (3.87±0.09 g dl^-1), Albumin (1.85±0.07 g dl^-1), Globulin (2.02±0.06 g dl^-1), A: G (0.96±0.06 g dl^-1), AST (50.50±0.35 IU l^-1), ALT (7.21±0.06 IU l^-1). Serum biochemistry revealed a significant decrease in total protein, albumin globulin, AST, and ALT and a non-significant decrease in the A/G ratio in infected goats.