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T1 HEMATOLOGICAL PROFILE OF MARECHA CAMEL (CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS) REARED UNDER SEMI-INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
A1 A. Faraz
A1 N. A. Tauqir
A1 H. M. Ishaq
A1 S. M. Hussain
A1 M. M. A. Hamid
A1 A. Waheed
A1 R. H. Mirza
A1 I. S. Sheikh
A1 M. A. Akbar
A1 R.M. Bilal
A1 M. S. Nabeel
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 32
IS 6
SP 1590
OP 1597
YR 2022
FD 2022/11/20
DO DOI https://doi.org/10.36899/JAPS.2022.6.0568
AB <p>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: 1<sup>st</sup>&nbsp;group (G1) of twenty calves (10 ♂ and 10 ♀) and 2<sup>nd</sup> 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&plusmn;0.12, 13.94&plusmn;0.12 and 14.84&plusmn;0.18, 14.07&plusmn;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.</p>
K1 camel, blood, desert, pastoral, sex, physiological condition
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=AS-20-0045