RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH ON BLOOD PARASITES IN CATTLE IN SERBIA
Ivan Pavlović, Nemanja Zdravković, Oliver Radanović, Ivan Dobrosavljević, Jovan Bojkovski, Slavonka Stokić-Nikolić, Slobodan Stanojevič
Pages: 445-450
Published: 4 Nov 2022
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Abstract: The method of semi-intensive pasture breeding, which is the most common in rural households in Serbia, pose a threat for cattle to be infected by ticks and to be infected by pathogens transmitted by ticks, most often by blood parasites such as cattle parasites of genera Anaplasma, Babesia and Theileria. The presence of blood parasites of cattle is insufficiently studied in Serbia, unlike helminths, so there is little data on their origin and prevalence. On the other hand, the examination of the tick fauna has been carried out extensively for several decades, and based on it, it is known that there are many vectors- ticks in these areas that transmit blood parasites of cattle. For these reasons, research on blood parasites of cattle kept in semi-intensive breeding has been initiated in the last few years. In the period 2017-2020, blood tests of cattle from several districts of Serbia were performed for the presence of blood parasites. During the examination, the presence of Anaplasma marginale, A.phagocytophilum, Theileria annulata, Babesia divergens, B. bigemina and B. bovis was established. At the same time, the fauna of ticks, which are vectors of these protozoa, was monitored.
Keywords: cattle, blood parasites, ticks, serbia
Cite this article: Ivan Pavlović, Nemanja Zdravković, Oliver Radanović, Ivan Dobrosavljević, Jovan Bojkovski, Slavonka Stokić-Nikolić, Slobodan Stanojevič. RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH ON BLOOD PARASITES IN CATTLE IN SERBIA. Journal of International Scientific Publications: Agriculture & Food 10, 445-450 (2022). https://www.scientific-publications.net/en/article/1002502/
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