تأثير استعمال المصادر المختلفة للمياه في بعض معايير دم إناث الأرانب المحلية

Abstract EN

This study was conducted to find out the effect of different resources of water in some blood parameters of local female rabbits.

This experiment was carried out at the Animal Farm / Veterinary College - Baghdad University from 1-12-2012 up to 15-3- 2013.

Twenty eight local female rabbits at age of 2.5-3 month were bought and divided randomly into four equal groups "body weight was considered".

As following: First group (boiling water group) control, second (Tap water group), third (well water group), fourth (well water + chlorine group).

All groups were daily fed on concentrate diet (75gm/head).

All groups were offered alfalfa and specific water freely.

Blood sample were taken and blood serum were obtained to find out the hemoglobin concentration, packed cell volume, also blood smears was done to measured leukocytes differential counts.

The result of this experiment revealed the followings: Animals of first and second groups recorded significantly (P < 0.05) higher in hemoglobin (Hb) concentration, packed cell volume (PCV) than another group at the first and second periods of the experiment.

All groups alternate in recording significant (P < 0.05) higher in the lymphocyte numbers from the first to third period, while any groups doesn't recorded any significant from fourth period until the end of experiment.

All groups alternate in recording significant (P < 0.05) higher in neutrophils number of the last three groups than first group at first to fifth period.

All groups significantly, (P < 0.05) recorded higher in eseonophils numbers, also all groups doesn't recorded any significant in basophiles count, while they don't recording significant (P < 0.05) in monocyte number during experiment periods.

Therefore it could be concluded from this study that the quality and resources of water play an important role in some blood parameters of local female rabbits, subsequent impact in animal hygienic performance.