مستوى عنصر الحديد في مصل الماعز المحلي و الشامي في مراعي اليوسفية جنوب بغداد

Abstract EN

Estimation of Iron level in the serum of (134 ) samples of blood collected from local and shammi goats was made while grazing on pasture at AL-Yousifiya district , South of Baghdad, to study the effect of breed , gender and physiological state .

Iron level was measured by using Atomic Absorption method.

Results showed that the mean of iron in the local goats (males & females) was 0.98 µg/ml ,and in shammi goats (males & females) was 0.99 µg/ml.

However in males of both breeds was 1 µg/ml ,and in females of both breeds was 0.9 µg/ml.

While the mean of iron in pregnant female goats was 0.96 µg/ml , and the mean in non–pregnant female goats was 0.99 µg/ml.

The results also showed iron deficiency in the goats grazing on pastures of AL-Yousifiya , especially pregnant females of both breeds .

Statistical analysis showed that there was no effect of breed and gender on the level of iron in different groups.