Haemoparasitism remains persisting as the major challenge to animal health and production causing the destruction of red blood cells resulting in anaemia, jaundice, anorexia, emaciation, reduced productivity, infertility and even death. provide information on the diversity of haemoparasites species affecting animals in Plateau State, North-central Nigeria. Blood samples collected 252 sheep; 393 goats; 129 dogs and 23 horses) wer haemoparasites. Babesia bigemina, Babesia bovis, Trypanosoma vivax, Anaplasma marginale, Theileria mutans and Theileria velifera (14.97%); 95% CI: 12.05-18.30 7.64) been the most prevalent. Anaplasma ovis was detected in both sheep and goats, although Babesia ovis and Babesia motasi goats respectively. Two species were detected each in dogs and horses with Theileria equi been more prevent in that a variety of haemoparasites species are found to infect domestic animals in Plateau State, North Central Nigeria. Considering the importance of domestic animals to national economy and the devastating effect of these haemoparasites, there is need for a rad appropriate and routine prophylactic treatments of animals, and regular vector (ticks and biting flies) control using efficacious acaricides and fly traps to arrest the menace.
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