Serum protein alterations in goats naturally infected with Babesia ovis

Summary This study was conducted to determine the electrophoretic pattern of serum protein in goats infected with Babesia ovis . Serum total protein was calculated and serum electrophoresis from 15 goats naturally infected with B. ovis as well as same number of healthy goats was performed. Microscopic examination of Giemsa- stained peripheral blood smears revealed B. ovis infection. The parasitological diagnosis was confirmed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay by using a pair of B. ovis -specific primers . Mean values total protein andandglobulin fractions in infected goats were significantly higher (P<0.05) than those observed in the healthy group.