Influence of season, sex and age on haematological characteristics, body weight and rectal temperature in black local quail

Abstract EN

Effect of age, sex and season were measured during and before sexual maturation of black local quail males and females .Meals erythrocytes count showed higher value compared with that of adult females 6 month .Haemoglobin and hematocrit of adult males were significantly higher than those of adult females.

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

Body weight of both sexes increased with age.

In the present study the result indicated that erythrocyte, Hemoglobin concentrations and PCV values affected by season.

As well as many of the Haematological parameters differed significantly (P<0.05) in accordance to the age, sex and season of local black feather.