EFFECT OF LUNGWORM INFECTION ON HAEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN EXPERIMENTAL DOMESTIC PIGS IN DIEN BIEN PROVINCE

Abstract

Changes in hematological parameters in indigenous pigs affected with lungworm were monitored on 5 indigenous pigs infected by Metastrongylus spp. in Dien Bien province. The results showed that: ALT content (Aspartate Amino Transferase), AST (Alanin Amino Transferase), total glucose and bilirubin in infected pig blood increased compared to control pigs. In contrast, the total amount of protein and serum albumin in infected pig blood significantly decreased compared to controls. In addition, the number of granulocytes, especially eosinophils, increased in infected pigs, while the number of erythrocytes and platelets in infected pigs decreased compared to controls.