Haematology profile of nematodiasis on Bali cattle in Lombok island West Nusa Tenggara Indonesia

Abstract

The study was conducted to determine haematology profile of Nematodiasis on Bali
cattle in Lombok Island of West Nusa Tenggara province. The cattle manage in traditional
system and more likely susceptible to gastrointestinal parasite infection. Nematodes infection
can cause health problems and affect production and economic losses. Faecal examination to
detect the nematode’s eggs by using Wisconsin technique was carried out to 1000 cattle in 53
subdistricts within 5 districts on the island of Lombok. It found that 49% of the total cattle
examined was infected by nematodes. Fifteen nematodes infected cattle were randomly
selected to investigate the haematological profile. The study shown that the blood of infected
cattle had high percentage of eosinophil and low percentage of lymphocytes and monocytes.
This indicates that Bali cattle able to develop mechanism to defend against parasite infection
and allergic reaction and mild Nematodes infection has no major impact on production.