investigation of hematological and biochemical parameters in small ruminants naturally infected with babesia ovis

babesia ovis plays an important role in causing anemia and kidney dysfunction in affected animals. there are few extensive studies about hematological and biochemical findings of small ruminants' babesiosis caused by b. ovis. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of babesiosis on some hematological and biochemical parameters in infected small ruminants with b. ovis. a total of 280 sheep and 122 goats from 40 herds were randomly examined for the presence of b. ovis in blood samples. of 402 samples, 67 animals (16.7%) were positive for b. ovis of which 52 (18.5%) were sheep and 15 (12.2%) goats, respectively. the infected animals were divided into four subgroups according to parasitemia rates (