Study the effect of age and sex on somehaematological parameters in golden local quail

Abstract EN

Effect of age and sex were measured during and before sexual maturation of golden local quail males and females.

Maels erythrocytes count showed higher value compared with that of adult females .

Haemoglobin and haematocrit of adult males were significantly higher than those of adult females.

However total leukocyte count and H / L ratio of the adult female were higher than those of males.

Body weight of both sexes increased with age.

As well as many of the haematological parameters differed significantly (P < 0.05) in accordance to the age and sex .