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- Title
Prevalence and Chemotherapy of Theileriosis in Clinical Affected Equines of Lahore District, Pakistan - A Review of 300 Cases.
- Authors
Azhar, Muhammad; Ijaz, Muhammad; Ali, and Muhammad Muddassir
- Abstract
The prevalence of theileriosis in clinical affected equines of Lahore district was examined and the efficacy of three treatments measured. A total of 300 blood samples (horses, 100; donkeys, 100; mules, 100) were collected from equines and examined microscopically; Overall, 174 (58%) were positive for Theileria equi whereas prevalence in horses, mules and donkeys was 54%, 64% and 56%, respectively. The final efficacy of treatment with Imidocarb dipropionate, Buparvaquone and Aak (Calotropis procera) was 91.70%, 66.70% and 58.30%, respectively, making Imidocarb dipropionate the most effective treatment. This is the first report of Theileria equi infection in equines of Pakistan.
- Subjects
THEILERIOSIS; BABESIOSIS; CALOTROPIS procera; DONKEYS; TREATMENT of horse diseases; MULES; DISEASES; VETERINARY therapeutics; THERAPEUTICS; HORSES
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 2014, Vol 46, Issue 3, p870
- ISSN
0030-9923
- Publication type
Article