Clinicopathological studies on cattle naturally infected with some intestinal parasites

Parasitic infection in fann animals constitute a major hazard to livestock production and causes economic loss. This beside zoonotic importance to human by direct contact specially with protozoal diseases. So it is very important to make a trial forinvestGroup I infected with TrichostrongylusWQ., group II infected with Neoascaris vituloflllTI, group III infected with MonieziaWQ., group IVinfected with Cryptosporidillln parvum, group V infected with Eimeria bovisand group VI used as a control.Blood sample of about one ml was colleted from jugular vein onEDT A as anticoagulant from each infected case and control one and used for blood cytology, another blood sample of about ten ml was collected also from jugular vein and left to clot for senun separation to perform thebiochemical analysis, and estimation of immunoglobulins. The leukogram showed leucocytosis, neutrophilia ,eosinophilia in allgroups especially group I and H. Monocytosis in all groups except group V were observed. Lymphocytes showed non significant increase in all groups.Proteinogram finding revealed hypoproteinemia and hypoalbuminemia, in all groups specially in groups IV and V, on the other hand non significant decrease in alpha globulin in all groups was present.