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Hematological and biochemical values were compared with those from captive\u2010reared grasscutters. There are significantly (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.05) higher lymphocyte, eosinophil, and basophil values for wild grasscutters compared to those that are captive reared. Parasitological examination revealed a 15% prevalence of blood protozoa in the wild grasscutters. Blood pathogens encountered were <jats:italic>Trypanosoma<\/jats:italic> sp. (66.7%) and <jats:italic>Plasmodium<\/jats:italic> sp. (33.3%), with 20.7% mixed infection. Sex does not significantly (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &gt; 0.05) affect blood protozoa infection, while season does. 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