Epidemiology of Trypanosoma evansi Infection in Crossbred Dairy Cattle in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Cheah, Tong Soon, Abdullah Sani, Rehana, Panchadcharam, Chandrawathani, Bahri, Sansul
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Springer Science + Business Media 1999
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5989/1/Epidemiology%20of%20Trypanosoma%20evansi%20Infection%20in%20Crossbred%20Dairy%20Cattle%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5989/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1005177300345

An investigation into the epidemiology of Trypansoma evansi infection in crossbred dairy cattle was conducted for a period of 12 months on a dairy cattle farm in Penninsular Malaysia. The prevalence of parasitaemia was highest in lactating animals (13.4%), followed by those in the dry herd (8.8%), late pregnant animals (8.1%), early pregnant animals (4.7%), calves (0.3%) and heifers (0.2%). The prevalence of antigenaemia was highest in the lactating animals (54.7%), followed by that in dry animals (53.7%), heifers (51.1%), late pregnant animals (47.7%), early pregnant animals (46.5%) and calves (24.2%).