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Coccidiosis: Prevalence, Epizootiological Risk Factors, Hematological and Serum Biochemical Profile in Clinically Infected Pet Dogs
 
Quratulain1, Shabeena Akhtar 1, Mazhar Qayyum 1, Imtiaz Ahmad Khan 2, Muhammad Naveed Anwar3, Mohsin Nawaz4, Tauseef ur Rehman5, Muhammad Rashid5, Muhammad Ehsan5, Ghulam Hussain Dilbar5, Muhammad Adeel Hassan6 and Muhammad Irfan Malik5*
 

1Department of Zoology, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan; 2Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan; 3Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan; 4Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Poonch, Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan; 5Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan; 6Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur
*Corresponding author: muhammadirfan@iub.edu.pk

Abstract   

The present study was designed to investigate the prevalence, epizootological profile, and haematological and serum biochemistry changes in coccidiosis infected pet dogs of Rawalpindi-Islamabad, Pakistan. For this purpose, 150 blood and faecal samples were collected from dogs of various breeds. Data regarding the epizootolgical risk factors were collected through a questionnaire at the time of sample collection. The faecal examination illustrated a 16.67% prevalence of coccidiosis in dogs. Data analysis of associated risk factors revealed that locality (P = 0.001), domestication (P = 0.000), and sanitary conditions (P = 0.000) have a significant impact. Whereas there was a non-significant association among age, gender, breed and faecal consistency in coccidiosis infected animals. Various hematological parameters were compared and revealed that non-significant difference in coccidiosis positive samples compared to the control group. The biochemical parameters showed significant differences in serum total protein (P = 0.001) and serum albumin (P = 0.003) among infected and control animal samples. This study finding provide baseline data and valuable information to the owners, public health authorities, researchers and the veterinary community on the risk factors, complications and probable transmission of canine coccidiosis.

To Cite This Article: Quratulain, Akhtar S, Qayyum M, Khan IA, Anwar MN, Nawaz M, Rehman TU, Rashid M, Ehsan M, Dilbar GH, Hassan MA and Malik MI, 2023. Coccidiosis: prevalence, epizootiological risk factors, hematological and serum biochemical profile in clinically infected pet dogs. Pak Vet J, 43(4): 831-834. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2023.113

 
   
 

ISSN 0253-8318 (Print)
ISSN 2074-7764 (Online)



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