Deborah Maigawu Buba¹*, Emmanuel Vandi Tizhe¹, Agweche Onuche Shalom², Joseph Elisha³, Inechi Obianuju Ifesinachi⁴, Madubueze Joseph Sunday⁵, Hirekaan Moses Ngutor⁶, Tankina Josiah Udas⁷, Mangden Tongpan Eliab⁵ and Sunday Blessing Oladele⁸

¹University of Jos, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Jos, Plateau, Nigeria ²Integrated Dairies Limited, Vom, Jos, Plateau, Nigeria ³University of Jos, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Jos, Plateau, Nigeria ⁴Galaxy Veterinary Clinic, Abuja, Nigeria ⁵University of Jos, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau, Nigeria ⁶Pawsome Lane Veterinary Services, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria ⁷Vetville Nigeria Limited, Jos, Nigeria ⁸Ahmadu Bello University, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria

*Corresponding Author: Deborah Maigawu Buba, University of Jos, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Jos, Plateau, Nigeria. Email: bubad@unijos.edu.ng; ddebbym- shelia85@gmail.com; Tel: +2348030789075, +2348026786210. ORCID: 0000-0003- 0910-7798.

Received: September 21, 2026; Published: November 04, 2026

Abstract

Ruminants are infected by diverse gastrointestinal parasites such as trematodes, cestodes and nematodes. Paramphistomum, a trematode also known as rumen fluke affects domestic and wild ruminants resulting in significant economic losses within the dairy industry and meat production sector. Forty blood samples were collected from slaughtered cattle in the Jos Abattoir to assess the haematobiochemical parameters of those infected with paramphistomosis. From the 40 cattle examined, 23(57.50%) were positive for paramphistomosis. The packed cell volume (PCV) of cattle positive with Paramphistomum infection recorded a lower packed cell volume (32.96 ± 1.62%), which showed a statistically significant (p < 0.05) variation to cattle without Paramphistomum. There was no statistically significant difference (p > 0.05) in the total white blood cell count (TWBC) of cattle without the Paramphistomum infection (7.48x103 ± 4.85x102) compared to those positive (6.90x103 ± 4.23x102). A total of 13 analytes were evaluated in the serum chemistry and nine of the analytes were observed to be higher in non-infected cattle, while four (4) analytes were higher in Paramphistomum-infected cattle. Creatinine, alanine transaminase (ALT), triglyceride and Low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol were found to be higher in infected cattle with mean values of 65.22 ± 2.44 mcmol/L, 44.17 ± 3.16 U/L, 0.32 ± 0.02 mmol/L and 1.41 ± 0.14 mmol/L respectively as compared with the mean values in the non-infected which were 62.35 ± 3.69 mcmol/L, 43.29 ± 5.50 U/L, 0.29 ± 0.02 mmol/L, 1.29 ± 0.17 mmol/L respectively. The haematological findings showed that the disease is an acute infection associated with anaemia. The vast serum analytes evaluated in cattle infected with Paramphistomum have provided useful information that will aid clinicians with diagnosis.

Keywords: Abattoir; Anaemia; Cattle; Haematological; Paramphistomosis; Serum Chemistry

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Citation

Citation: Deborah Maigawu Buba., et al. “Haemobiochemical Changes in Nigerian Indigenous Cattle with Paramphistomosis in Jos Abattoir". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 8.4 (2026): 12-22.

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