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Table 2 Hematological records in T. vivax-infected Zebu bulls

From: Evaluation of parameters related to libido and semen quality in Zebu bulls naturally infected with Trypanosoma vivax

Parameters

Non-infected

T. vivax-infected

Red Blood Cells (RBC)

 Erythrocytes (cells/mm3) (5-10 × 106)

8.2 ± 1.1 × 106

7.8 ± 1.1 × 106

 Hemoglobin (g/dL) (8–15)

11.7 ± 1.9

11.3 ± 1.9

 Hematocrit (%) (24–46)

34.5 ± 6.4

34.0 ± 6.5

 MCV (fL) (40–60)

42.6 ± 8.6

35.7 ± 17.7

 MCHC (g/dL) (30–36)

33.3 ± 2.0

33.4 ± 1.3

White Blood Cells (WBC)

 Total leukocytes (cells/mm3) (4 − 12 × 103)

11.6 ± 2.4 × 103

11.8 ± 4.1 × 103

 Eosinophils (cells/mm3) (0 − 2.4 × 103)

0.27 ± 0.16 × 103

0.45 ± 0.15 × 103

 Neutrophils (cells/mm3) (0.6 − 4 × 103)

2.2 ± 1.0 × 103

2.2 ± 1.4 × 103

 Monocytes (cells/mm3) (0.03 − 0.84 × 103)

0.24 ± 0.18 × 103

0.27 ± 0.19 × 103

 Lymphocytes (cells/mm3) (2.5 − 7.5 × 103)

8.5 ± 1.7 × 103a

9.1 ± 3.9 × 103a

  1. Data presented as mean ± standard deviation; Reference Values [24] are provided below each parameter; aindicate values outside the reference values