Effects of age, breed and sex on haematological parameters of growing Omani goat breeds
Other Title(s)
تأثيرات العمر و السلالة و الجنس على مكونات الدم في سلالات الماعز العمانية النامية
Joint Authors
Johnson, Eugene H.
Uthman, Nur al-Huda Isam al-Din
al-Bu Saidi, Rashid M.
Source
Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science
Issue
Vol. 21, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.82-88, 7 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Science
Publication Date
2016-12-31
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Sixty seven healthy growing goat kids of three Omani breeds, born and raised in Sultan Qaboos University Agricultural Experiment Station, were used to study the effects of age, breed and sex on haematological parameters.
Blood samples were collected at several times from the first to 25 weeks to study the following parameters: Red Blood Cells (RBCs), White Blood Cells (WBCs), Packed Cell Volume (PCV), Haemoglobin (Hb), Mean Cell Volume (MCV), Mean Cell Haemoglobin Concentration (MCHC) and Mean Cell Haemoglobin (MCH).
At birth, MCV and MCH levels were significantly higher in Batina (BAT) kids than both Jabal Akhdar (JA) and Dhofari (DOF), but there were no breed differences in the rest of the haematological values.
There were significant breed differences in RBC, MCH, WBC, MCV at different ages, with Hb and PCV being highly significant at all ages.
All blood parameters changed with time but showed different patterns in all breeds.
There was no effect of sex on RBC, MCHC, PCV, Hb or WBC, but female kids had significantly higher MCH and MCV values at wk12.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Uthman, Nur al-Huda Isam al-Din& al-Bu Saidi, Rashid M.& Johnson, Eugene H.. 2016. Effects of age, breed and sex on haematological parameters of growing Omani goat breeds. Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science،Vol. 21, no. 2, pp.82-88.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-720654
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Bu Saidi, Rashid M.…[et al.]. Effects of age, breed and sex on haematological parameters of growing Omani goat breeds. Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science Vol. 21, no. 2 (2016), pp.82-88.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-720654
American Medical Association (AMA)
Uthman, Nur al-Huda Isam al-Din& al-Bu Saidi, Rashid M.& Johnson, Eugene H.. Effects of age, breed and sex on haematological parameters of growing Omani goat breeds. Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science. 2016. Vol. 21, no. 2, pp.82-88.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-720654
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 86-88
Record ID
BIM-720654