Anaplasma marginale in Lepus nigricollis (Blanford) treated with oxytetracycline

The objective of this study was to test the efficiency and acceptability of oxytetracycline hydrochloride (OTC) in anaplasmosis. Five mg OTC was the only drug given subcutaneous twice by a week to anaplasmotized Lepus nigricollis. The therapeutic results were judged in relation to the parasitized erythrocytes (PE) present, assessment of the clinical acceptability of OTC was perfect in anaplasmosis (Anaplasma marginale).