Anaplasmosis Outbreak in Lambs: First Report Causing Carcass Condemnation
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Studied Lambs
2.2. Microbiological Analysis
2.3. Biomolecular Analysis
2.4. Clinical Examination
2.5. Haematological and Biochemical Analysis
2.6. Pathological Study
2.7. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Anaplasma ovis Detection by qPCR
3.2. Clinical Examination
3.3. Haematological Analysis
3.4. Pathological Findings
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Haematological Parameters | PCR Negative (n = 6) | PCR Positive (<38) (n = 37) | Haematological Threshold Values |
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Erythrocytes (M/µL) | 13.12 a (12.395–13.440) | 8.63 b (6.800–11.540) | 9.49–15.12 M/μL |
Haematocrit (%) | 36.50 a (34.75–38.00) | 30.53 b (25.50–36.00) | 27.0–42.0% |
Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.80 a (11.45–12.00) | 9.90 b (7.70–11-10) | 10.0–14.9 g/dL |
MCV (fL) | 27.70 a (25.30–30.73) | 35.10 b (29.20–39.50) | 24.4–32.5 fL |
Reticulocytes (K/µL) | 4.45 (3.48–11.23) | 9.90 (4.85–24.40) | 0.0–15.0 K/μL |
Haematological Parameters | Normal Carcass (n = 34) | Icteric Carcass (n = 37) | Haematological Threshold Values |
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Erythrocytes (M/µL) | 11.97 a (10.335–13.153) | 7.18 b (6.380–8.515) | 9.49–15.12 M/μL |
Haematocrit (%) | 34.82 a (31.00–37.00) | 26.89 b (22.00–31.00) | 27.0–42.0% |
Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.10 a (10.30–11.80) | 8.50 b (7.20–9.45) | 10.0–14.9 g/dL |
MCV (fL) | 29.45 a (25.88–34.73) | 34.50 b (31.20–38.65) | 24.4–32.5 fL |
Reticulocytes (K/µL) | 5.65 a (4.150–9.525) | 18.80 b (5.400–40.000) | 0.0–15.0 K/μL |
Platelets (K/µL) | 467.5 ± 24.68 | 442.7 ± 24.28 | 301–922 K/μL |
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Lacasta, D.; Ferrer, L.M.; Sanz, S.; Labanda, R.; González, J.M.; Benito, A.Á.; Ruiz, H.; Rodríguez-Largo, A.; Ramos, J.J. Anaplasmosis Outbreak in Lambs: First Report Causing Carcass Condemnation. Animals 2020, 10, 1851. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10101851
Lacasta D, Ferrer LM, Sanz S, Labanda R, González JM, Benito AÁ, Ruiz H, Rodríguez-Largo A, Ramos JJ. Anaplasmosis Outbreak in Lambs: First Report Causing Carcass Condemnation. Animals. 2020; 10(10):1851. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10101851
Chicago/Turabian StyleLacasta, Delia, Luis Miguel Ferrer, Santiago Sanz, Raquel Labanda, José María González, Alfredo Ángel Benito, Héctor Ruiz, Ana Rodríguez-Largo, and Juan José Ramos. 2020. "Anaplasmosis Outbreak in Lambs: First Report Causing Carcass Condemnation" Animals 10, no. 10: 1851. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10101851