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| 3. Piroplasmosis (Babesia ovata Infection) |
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| 1) Marked congestion seen on the kidney section derived from heavily infected cattle. No clear distinction of the three layers of the kidney is observed. | 2) Liver and enlarged gall bladder seen in heavily infected cattle. |
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| 3) Capillary blood vessels in the brain. No accumulation of infected red blood cells is observed as same as the case of B. bigemina (Giemsa staining). | 4) Typical feature of B. ovata, showing egg-like round shape. |
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