Hematological, electrolyte and serum biochemical values of the Thai indigenous chickens (Gallus domesticus) in northeastern, Thailand
2004
Suchint Simaraks | Orawan Chinrasri | Worapol Aengwanich (Khon Kaen Univ., Khon Kaen (Thailand). Faculty of Agriculture. Dept. of Animal Science)
Blood samples from 40 chickens (20 males and 20 females) were used for hematological test while another 18 samples (from 10 males and 8 females) were analysed for electrolyte and serum biochemical values. The samples were obtained from Khon Kaen, Kalasin, Roi-Et, Maha Sarakham and Nakhon Ratchasima provinces, northeastern region of Thailand. The results revealed the following information: total red blood cell count, hemoglobin concentration, packed cell volume, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, total white blood cell count, lymphocyte, heterophil, monocyte, eosinophil, basophil, H:L ratio values of Thai native chickens were 2.26+-0.29*10*[6) cells/micro l, 8.89+-1.20 g/dl, 32.18+-4.46 percent, 144.63+-18.61 fl, 39.69+-4.96 pg, 27.86+-3.37 g/dl, 2.04+-0.45*10*[4) cells/micro l, 63.68+-9.36 percent, 23.70+-7.21 percent, 4.20+-3.20 percent, 5.83+-3.53 percent, 2.65+-2.09 percent and 0.40+-0.17, respectively. Potassium, sodium and chloride values of Thai native chickens were 5.3+-0.8 mmol/l, 155.9+-3.1 mmol/l and 116.9+-2.7 mmol/l, respectively. Furthermore, serum biochemistry values of Thai native chickens such as total protein, glucose, alkaline phosphatase, uric acid, calcium and cholesterol were 4.6+-1.0 mg/dl, 190.2+-29.8 mg/dl, 235.9+-68.6 U/L, 5.0+-1.9 mg/dl, 10.4+-1.2 mg/dl and 10.24+-30.8 mg/dl, respectively. Besides, hemoglobin concentration, packed cell volume and eosinophil in the males were significantly higher than in the females Thai indigenous chickens (P0.05), lymphocyte counts of the females were significantly higher than the males (P0.05). From serum biochemical values, potassium, sodium, total protein and uric acid of female indigenous birds were significantly higher than males (P0.05).
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