Author/Authors :
Badawi، Naseir Mohammed نويسنده Department of Internal and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Baghdad University, Iraq , , AL-Hadithy، Harith Abdul-Hadi نويسنده Department of Internal and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Baghdad University, Iraq ,
Abstract :
The aim of the present study was to determine the range and mean of hematological parameters in clinically normal Awassi sheep. The study was conducted on 200 sheep 80 males; 40 ram lambs and 40 rams and 120 females; 40 ewe lambs, 40 pregnant and 40 lactating ewes, aged 7 months-4 years in Baghdad governorate / Iraq. Results showed that the range and mean + SE as following; Packed Cell Volume (PCV) 28-45and 33.2+0.27%, Hemoglobin (Hb) 8.6-15.1 and 10.8+0.09g/dl, Red Blood Cell count (RBC) 8.88-14.2and 10.54+0.083×106/ ?L, Mean Cell Volume (MCV) 27.54-37.1 and 31.6+0.18 fl, Mean Cell Hemoglobin (MCH) 8.51-12.5 and 10.31+0.07 pg , Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC) 30.44-36.41 and 32.5+0.10 g/dl , platelets 122-860 and 277.8+ 8.92×103/?L, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) 2-17 and 8.82+0.27 mm/24 hrs, White Blood cell Count (WBC) 3900-13000 and 10032.7+184/?L, differential leukocytes counts; Lymphocytes (L) 1579-9271 and 5410+122/?L, Neutrophils (N) 1008-8288 and 4167.5+107/?L, monocytes 19-756 and 181.3+10.3/?L, eosinophils 0-1125 and 229.6+16.4/?L and basophils 0-188 and 31.3+3.17/?L and L/N ratio 0.42-3.3 and 1.44+0.04. However the means of following parameters; PCV, Hb, RBC and neutrophils count were significantly different between males and females (P < 0.05). Moreover the results revealed significant difference (P < 0.05) in some hematological values of different subgroups. In conclusion, this study recorded and established the normal reference range and Mean+SE of hematological parameters in clinically healthy Iraqi Awassi sheep.
