HEMATOLOGICAL PROFILE OF MARECHA CAMEL (CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS) REARED UNDER SEMI-INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A. Faraz; N. A. Tauqir; H. M. Ishaq; S. M. Hussain; M. M. A. Hamid; A. Waheed; R. H. Mirza; I. S. Sheikh; M. A. Akbar; R.M. Bilal; M. S. Nabeel (Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 2022)
The present study was conducted to study the hematological indices of Marecha dromedary camel at Camel Breeding and Research Station (CBRS) Rakh Mahni in semi-intensive management system (SIMS). About 40 animals were used in two groups viz: 1st group (G1) of twenty calves (10 ♂ and 10 ♀) and 2nd group (G2) of twenty adult animals (5 ♂ and 15 ♀). The animals were kept in semi-open pens throughout the trial and fed with concentrate, gram straw and available jungle grazing/browsing. Twice a day watering was provided. The animals were dewormed and vaccinated regularly after 3 months according to farm routine practices. Hemoglobin (Hb), red blood cells (RBC) counts, white blood cells (WBC) counts, granulocyte, lymphocytes, packed cell volume (PCV), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) were determined. The Hb concentrations were found to be 14.15±0.12, 13.94±0.12 and 14.84±0.18, 14.07±0.10 g/dl for males and females of G1 and G2 respectively. The values of all parameters differed significantly among groups. There was sexual dimorphism for hematological values in all the parameters being higher in males. It was concluded that the achieved results could be used as a primary data baseline for future studies of this field.
Keywords: journal article; camel; blood; desert; pastoral; sex; physiological condition