Selected haematological and biochemical values in ostrich chicks and growers
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Tarih
2005
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EUGEN ULMER GMBH CO
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
In this study, some haematological and biochemical parameters were determined in healthy ostriches (Struthio camelus) of different ages. For this purpose 15 chicks and 13 growers obtained from a commercial hatchery in Konya environment were used. In blood samples, red blood cell counts, haemoglobin amount, haematocrit value, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular haemoglobin, mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration, red blood cell size (mean corpuscular diameter), thrombocyte counts, white blood cell counts and percentage of leukocyte types were determined. Additionally, cholesterol, triacylglycerol, creatinine, creatinine kinase, glucose, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, blood urea nitrogen, total protein and albumin levels were measured in plasma samples. Although the red blood cell counts, haematocrit values, glucose levels and lymphocyte percentage of the chicks were lower than for growers, the heterophil percentage, total protein, cholesterol, triacylglycerol and creatinine kinase were higher than in growers. There was no significant difference in the other parameters investigated between chicks and growers. Based on the results, it was concluded that selected haematological and biochemical values were influenced by the age differences of the ostriches and the data obtained in the study could be useful to establish some baseline values for haematological and biochemical parameters in different ages of the ostriches.
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ostrich, haematological parameters, biochemical parameters
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Q4
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Q3
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69
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2
