Table 4 Haematological parameters of KK x Brahman cattle naturally infected by blood pathogens

PCV (L/L)

0.20 ± 0.01^a

0.32 ± 0.04^c

0.23 ± 0.01^ab

0.33 ± 0.02^cd

0.32 ± 0.06^c

0.33 ± 0.01^cd

0.34 ± 0.02^cd

0.30 ± 0.02^bc

0.40 ± 0.01^d

RBC count (× 10¹²/L)

3.03 ± 0.03^a

6.47 ± 0.38^bcd

3.86 ± 0.37^a

5.83 ± 0.45^bc

4.78 ± 0.45^ab

7.05 ± 0.41^cd

6.47 ± 0.52^bcd

6.11 ± 0.51^bcd

8.05 ± 0.23^d

Haemoglobin (g/L)

62.50 ± 0.50^a

84.33 ± 0.50^bcd

67.88 ± 2.82^ab

95.63 ± 4.84^cd

78.00 ± 0.00^abc

103.00 ± 3.78^d

87.00 ± 5.99^bcd

86.00 ± 2.35^bc

126.14 ± 2.02^e

MCV (fL)

66.09 ± 2.76^bc

48.68 ± 5.54^a

54.56 ± 3.28^ab

58.63 ± 3.43^abc

68.79 ± 3.14^c

49.75 ± 2.53^a

54.77 ± 3.83^ab

54.23 ± 7.01^ab

49.31 ± 1.02^a

MCHC (g/L)

328.00 ± 4.00

339.75 ± 6.32

293.03 ± 5.79

329.67 ± 4.26

321.00 ± 3.00

330.83 ± 5.75

329.78 ± 4.26

330.83 ± 5.76

311.53 ± 1.11

Plasma proteins (g/L)

109.00 ± 1.41^c

86.25 ± 5.07^ab

91.11 ± 2.65^ab

93.60 ± 4.11^b

95.00 ± 5.00^b

95.35 ± 3.10^b

90.63 ± 4.12^ab

89.50 ± 4.11^ab

77.13 ± 1.15^a

Icteric index (units)

50.00 ± 0.00^b

5.00 ± 0.00^a

5.00 ± 0.00^a

5.00 ± 0.00^a

5.00 ± 0.00^a

5.00 ± 0.00^a

5.00 ± 0.00^a

5.00 ± 0.00^a

5.00 ± 0.00^a

Platelets (×  10⁹/L)

321.50 ± 6.50^a

392.00 ± 2.36^a

378.11 ± 7.42^a

357.44 ± 5.01^a

420.00 ± 7.00 ^ab

458.72 ± 6.59^ab

322.25 ± 9.89^a

600.33 ± 8.61^b

461.51 ± 3.35^ab

WBC count (× 10⁹/L)

4.94 ± 0.28

5.22 ± 0.65

5.07 ± 0.58

4.97 ± 0.93

6.96 ± 0.72

6.75 ± 0.59

6.91 ± 0.54

6.36 ± 0.97

7.30 ± 0.30

Lymphocyte (× 10⁹/L)

3.97 ± 0.42

4.08 ± 0.71

3.81 ± 0.50

3.66 ± 0.52

5.47 ± 0.67

5.88 ± 0.52

5.24 ± 0.56

4.98 ± 0.82

2.5–7.5

Promyelocyte (× 10⁹/L)

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.01 ± 0.00^ab

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.03 ± 0.01^b

0.01 ± 0.00^ab

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

Myelocyte (× 10⁹/L)

0.12 ± 0.07^a

0.15 ± 0.09^ab

0.20 ± 0.06^ab

0.40 ± 0.18^ab

0.16 ± 0.02^ab

0.14 ± 0.04^ab

0.34 ± 0.13^ab

0.08 ± 0.05^ab

0.00 ± 0.00^a

Metamyelocyte (× 10⁹/L)

0.40 ± 0.03^d

0.22 ± 0.08^bc

0.26 ± 0.10^bcd

0.20 ± 0.04^bc

0.29 ± 0.02^cd

0.12 ± 0.03^abc

0.16 ± 0.04^abc

0.15 ± 0.08^abc

0.00 ± 0.00^a

Band (× 10⁹/L)

0.27 ± 0.11^abc

0.66 ± 0.06^a

0.34 ± 0.08^bc

0.39 ± 0.11^bc

0.25 ± 0.06^abc

0.29 ± 0.05^abc

0.52 ± 0.14^c

0.85 ± 0.07^c

0.00 ± 0.00^a

Segmented Neutrophil (×  10⁹/L)

0.18 ± 0.04^a

0.11 ± 0.02

0.11 ± 0.02^a

0.20 ± 0.04^a

0.27 ± 0.16^a

0.31 ± 0.04^a

0.31 ± 0.08^a

0.29 ± 0.11^a

3.06 ± 0.15^b

Eosinophil (× 10⁹/L)

0.03 ± 0.01^a

0.31 ± 0.17^ab

0.27 ± 0.11^ab

0.78 ± 0.04^b

0.33 ± 0.21^ab

0.50 ± 0.05^ab

0.49 ± 0.03^ab

0.70 ± 0.16^b

0.52 ± 0.07^ab

Basophil (× 10⁹/L)

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.05 ± 0.02^c

0.06 ± 0.01^c

0.01 ± 0.01^ab

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.04 ± 0.02^bc

0.00 ± 0.00^a

Monocyte (×  10⁹/L)

0.10 ± 0.01^a

0.08 ± 0.03^a

0.44 ± 0.11^a

0.12 ± 0.04^a

0.11 ± 0.05^a

0.20 ± 0.05^a

0.16 ± 0.33^a

0.17 ± 0.03^a

0.46 ± 0.05^a