<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Our study describes changes in haematological parameters in wild ruminants with parasitic infection. Six European mouflons (<italic>Ovis musimon</italic>), six fallow deer (<italic>Dama dama</italic>) and six roe deer (<italic>Capreolus capreolus</italic>) were experimentally infected with the resistant strain of the model parasite 8000 L3 <italic>Haemonchus contortus</italic>. The blood samples were collected on Day 0, 16, 37, 58, 77, and 99 of the experiment. Mild anaemia was observed in mouflons and roe deer while red blood cells increased in red blood counts (total erythrocytes, haematocrit and haemoglobin). As for the white blood cells count, leucopenia with neutrophilia and lymphopenia was recorded in mouflons, in the fallow deer and roe deer leucocytosis with neutropenia and lymphocytosis were observed. Changes in the dynamics of haematological parameters were statistically insignificant.</p></abstract>

Our study describes changes in haematological parameters in wild ruminants with parasitic infection. Six European mouflons (Ovis musimon), six fallow deer (Dama dama) and six roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) were experimentally infected with the resistant strain of the model parasite 8000 L3 Haemonchus contortus. The blood samples were collected on Day 0, 16, 37, 58, 77, and 99 of the experiment. Mild anaemia was observed in mouflons and roe deer while red blood cells increased in red blood counts (total erythrocytes, haematocrit and haemoglobin). As for the white blood cells count, leucopenia with neutrophilia and lymphopenia was recorded in mouflons, in the fallow deer and roe deer leucocytosis with neutropenia and lymphocytosis were observed. Changes in the dynamics of haematological parameters were statistically insignificant.

Changes in haematological parameters in wild ruminants experimentally infected with <italic>Haemonchus contortus</italic>

Helminthologia

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Changes in haematological parameters in wild ruminants experimentally infected with 

Our study describes changes in haematological parameters in wild ruminants with parasitic infection. Six European mouflons (Ovis musimon), six fallow deer...

Changes in haematological parameters in wild ruminants experimentally infected with Haemonchus contortus

Published Online: Nov 06, 2019

Page range: 303 - 309

Received: Jun 12, 2019

Accepted: Aug 10, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2019-0026

Keywords
mouflons, fallow deer, roe deer, haematological parameters

© 2019 E. Sesztáková, A.Königová, L.Molnár, M.Babják, P.Major, Š. Megyesi, Z. Vasilková, M. Várady, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Changes in haematological parameters in wild ruminants experimentally infected with Haemonchus contortus

Published Online: Nov 06, 2019

Page range: 303 - 309

Received: Jun 12, 2019

Accepted: Aug 10, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2019-0026

Keywordsmouflons, fallow deer, roe deer, haematological parameters

© 2019 E. Sesztáková, A.Königová, L.Molnár, M.Babják, P.Major, Š. Megyesi, Z. Vasilková, M. Várady, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
mouflons, fallow deer, roe deer, haematological parameters