- EFFECT OF SEASON ON SOME HEMATOLOGICAL, BIOCHEMICAL AND SOME HORMONE OF LOCAL IRAQI BLACK FEMALE GOATS | ||
| Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research | ||
| Article 5, Volume 14, Issue 1, June 2015, Pages 52-61 PDF (0 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.33762/bvetr.2015.99663 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Waleed Y. Kasim; Abd-Alkareem A. Babe; Murtada F. AL-Hellou | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study was conducted at animal farm / Collage of Agriculture, Basrah University, during the period from April to December . A total of 8 blood samples were taken from dry female goats at (2.5-3.5) years old during first day of April , July , October , December months .The aim of this study to evaluate the effect months of year on blood (WBC , RBC, PCV and Hb) and biochemical parameters (Fe , Phosphate, Albumin, Total protein, Cholesterol and Glucose in addition to some hormones like Estrogen and thyroxin. The present study resulted that there were significant (P<0.05) increase in blood red cell count , total white blood cell number , and monocytes percentage in summer compared with spring and winter . Hemoglobin concentration and PCV percentage were significantly (P<0.05) increased in summer compared with other seasons. Iron concentration was highly significantly (P<0.05) increased in summer and autumn in comparison with other seasons. The results also showed that there were significant (P<0.05) increase in Estrogen and decrease in thyroxin hormone concentration in summer compared with other seasons. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| goat; haemoglobin; WBC | ||
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