Volume: 57 Issue: 3
Year: 2026, Page: 385-389, Doi: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2026.57.3.385-389
Received: Feb. 5, 2026 Accepted: April 21, 2026 Published: Sept. 30, 2026
The cerebral form of theileriosis with nystagmus, opisthotonus and circling as the predominant clinical signs, is rarely reported in small ruminants. Fifteen goats with many or all of the following neurological signs like circling, head pressing, ataxia, incoordination, staggering, tremors, muscle twitching, seizures, blindness, opisthotonus, paralysis, bruxism, abnormal posture, reduced or absence of reflexes were selected for the study. Presence of merozoites of T. luwenshuni was confirmed in the blood of six (40%) of the animals by blood smear examination and PCR targeting 18SrRNA gene. Statistically significant alterations were not detected in any of the biochemical parameters assessed, but moderate reduction in serum levels of magnesium, copper and zinc were noticed.
Keywords: Theileria luwenshuni, goats, haemato-biochemical alterations
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Anusree, K., Vinodkumar, K., Tresamol, P. V., Shyma, V. H., Thankachan, A. & Rajagopal, A. (2026). Assessment of haemato-biochemical alterations in neurological form of Theileria luwenshuni infection in goats. Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 57(3), 385-389