Authors : M.A Abdalla, E. Suliman , Siham M.A and O. Bakhiet Amel
Abstract: The investigation conducted during early dry season at an area about 50 km south of Singa, the Capital Town of Sennar State, Central Sudan. Reports were received of excessive mortality and abortion affecting dairy cattle at Sudanese Arab Kenaf Company, situated near Abu Naama village about 50 km south of Singa and 415 km south of Khartoum. The area of the project is 1000 hectare, which 750 hectare are irrigated. The majority of cattle were of Kenana breed, but a few were crosses of Butana X Kenana and Kenana X Friesian breeds. The cattle were sampled and their blood investigated using parasitological diagnostic methods. A total of 177 head of cattle were sampled. A total of 89 animals were found to be infected with trypanosomes. The average parasitological prevalence was 50.3%. All infected animals were infected with Trypanosoma vivax. The average PCV of the animals infected with trypanosomes was 20.89 ? 6.39% which was significantly different (p< 0.001) than the average PCV of the animals that were parasitological negative (27.17 ? 7.5%).
Abdalla, M.A , E. Suliman , M.A, Siham and Amel, O. Bakhiet , 2005. Trypanosoma vivax Infection in Sudanese Cattle in Central Sudan . Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 4: 945-948.