5

Nature of disease

Specimens
confirmed

Helminthological findings—cont.

Trematodes

Fasciola gigantica .. .. .. ..

1

Fasciola hepatica .. .. .. ..

1

Distomum eggs .. .. .. ..

3

Mixed infection of coccidiosis and paramphisto-
mum.

1

Paramphistomum .. .. ..

1

Entomological findings

Larva of oestrus ovis .. .. ..

1

Sarcoptes scabei (Equi) .. .. ..

2

Sarcoptes scabei (Bovis) .. .. ..

3

Sarcoptes scabei (Ovis) .. .. ..

4

Sarcoptes scabei (Canis) .. .. ..

5

Demodex folliculorum Var. bovis ..

1

Demodex folliculorum Var. canis ..

1

Argas persicus .. .. .. ..

3

Fungus.

Trychophyton mentagrophytes ..

1

Pathological findings

Tumours

Sarcoma .. .. .. .. ..

2

Papilloma .. .. .. .. ...

1

Blood

Anaemia .. .. .. .. ..

33

Leucocytosis .. .. .. ..

16

Eosinophilia .. .. .. ..

1

Urine test

Albuminuria .. .. .. ..

2

Milk test with "Bromthymol blue" for mastitis was undertaken
and one case out of five investigated was confirmed.

The divisional officers also carried out microscopical examina-
tion of blood smears and their findings are detailed below :—

Nature of disease

Specimens
confirmed

Protozoological findings

Babesia bigeminum .. .. .. ..

3

Babesis caballi .. .. .. .. ..

2

Babesia motasi .. .. .. .. ..

1

Piroplasma canis .. .. .. .. ..

4

Trypanosomiasis (equine) .. .. ..

1

Trypanosomiasis (bovine) .. .. ..

1