Prevalence and factors affecting of blood parasite in dogs in the veterinary teaching hospital of Mahasarakham University
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This study investigated the prevalence and factors affecting of blood parasite in dogs in the veterinary teaching hospital, faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahasarakham University. The samples were collected from 529 dogs from March to July 2019. The blood samples slides were stained with Modified Wright’s–Giemsa and observed under a light microscope for blood parasite detection. The study revealed that infection with a single species had the highest prevalence Ehrlichia canis (35.92%), followed by co–infections Anaplasma platys and E. canis (14.18%). Regarding the prevalence of sex, breed, and age, the highest prevalence was found in male, foreign breed and above three years old dogs. The factors that could blood parasite infections included sex, breed and age. The study showed no statistically significant difference of blood parasite infection between male and female dogs. Foreign breeds and over three years old dogs were at higher risk of blood parasite than other sample groups with statistical significance (p<0.05). The data in this study were collected from the laboratory of animal hospital. The results could be used as primary data for laboratory staffs, epidemiological studies, and future research studies. Also, this study could be useful for those raising dogs, planning pet care, selecting the sex and breed of their pets, as well as providing suitable care for dogs at different ages.
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