PENGARUH INFESTASI PARASIT DARAH (Anaplasma sp., Theileria sp., dan Babesia sp.) PADA NILAI LEUKOSIT KUDA (Equus caballus)
(The Effect of Blood Parasite (Anaplasma sp., Theileria sp., and Babesia sp.) Infestation in Leukocyte Value Horse (Equus caballus))
ERLY RIZKA ADISTYA, AMROZI, UMI CAHYANINGSIH
ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk melihat pengaruh parasit darah (Anaplasma sp., Theileria sp., dan Babesia sp.) pada nilai leukosit kuda. Penelitian menggunakan 6 ekor kuda crossbred terdiri atas 3 ekor kuda jantan dan 3 ekor betina berumur 2-10 tahun yang sudah diidentifikasi positif terinfeksi parasit darah (Anaplasma sp., Theileria sp., dan Babesia sp.) di URR, Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan, Institut Pertanian Bogor. Sampel darah diambil setiap 2 minggu sekali selama 2 bulan. Nilai leukosit darah selanjutnya dianalisis menggunakan analisis bervariasi (ANOVA). Persentase rata-rata Anaplasma sp., Theileria sp., dan Babesia sp. pada kuda-kuda ini adalah 1.05%, 1.01%, dan 0.68%. Kuda dengan tingkat parasitemia yang rendah tidak menunjukkan gejala klinis dan berpotensi sebagai hewan pembawa. Berdasarkan penelitian infestasi parasit darah (Anaplasma sp., Theileria sp., dan Babesia sp.) yang rendah tidak berpengaruh nyata pada nilai leukosit.
Kata kunci: parasit darah, nilai leukosit, kuda
ABSTRACT
This study was made to observe the effect of blood parasite (Anaplasma sp., Theileria sp., and Babesia sp.) on leukocyte value in horse. The blood samples were taken from 6 crossbred horses (3 male and 3 female) positively infected by blood parasite (Anaplasma sp., Theileria sp., and Babesia sp.) with variant age (2-10 years old) in URR, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bogor Agricultural University. Blood samples were taken every 2 weeks for 2 months. The blood leukocyte value were analyzed using variance analysis (ANOVA). Average of Anaplasma sp., Theileria sp., and Babesia sp. in those horses was 1.05%, 1.01%, and 0.68%, respectively. Horses with mild parasitemia were not show clinical sign and potentially become parasite carrier. Based on the research the mild infestation of blood parasite (Anaplasma sp., Theileria sp., and Babesia sp.) was not significantly influence the leukocyte value.
Keywords: blood parasite, leukocyte value, horse