| [detection of babesia caballi (nuttall, 1910) and theileria equi (syn. babesia equi , laveran, 1901) by the polymerase chain reaction (pcr) in show and sport horses in the region of ankara]. | the aim of this study was to compare the diagnosis of babesia caballi and theileria equi by the polymerase chain reaction (pcr) and microscopic examination of blood specimens collected from show and sport horses in the region of ankara in 2004. the blood specimens were collected from randomly selected 200 show and sport horses in the region of ankara during the tick season as well as before and after the tick season for pcr testing. at the same time, giemsa stained peripheral blood smears were e ... | 2007 | 17594644 |