The effects of dry and wet seasons on the blood profiles of the Nigerian duck were determined. This is with a view of elucidating any seasonal variations in these parameters. The haematological values studied included the erythrocyte values (RBC, PCV, Hb., MCH, MCHC and MCV) and the leucocyte values (total and differential leucocyte counts). In the dry season, the duck had higher (p<0.01) RBC c...

In a 12-week experiment, the rock bream, Oplegnathus fasciatus, and olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus, were investigated to determine the effects of starvation on their physiological parameters. The protein and DNA contents of the starved fish were significantly higher than the initial values and those of the fed fish. The RNA contents and RNA/DNA ratios of the fed fish were significantly ...

Watercress (Nasturtium nasturtium) is a medical plant containing diverse chemically-active substances with biological properties. The present study was conducted to investigate the immunomodulatory effects of watercress extract on immunological and hematological parameters of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Fish were fed for 21 days with diet supplemented with 0.1% and 1% of watercress ext...

Measurement of haematological parameters provides valuable information for evaluation of health status of man and animals, but due to lack of reference values for avian blood profiles, it is not widely used in poultry. This study has contributed to the current knowledge on avian blood profiles, or more specifically demonstrated leukograms and haemograms of four main broiler strains (Ross, Cobb,...

Hematological parameters were measured in 408 blood samples collected over a 30-mo period from 254 captive mountain gazelles (Gazella gazella) in Saudi Arabia. We evaluated the influence of sex, age, capture method, and season, on these parameters. Evaluations also were made with a small number of anesthetized animals. Males had a significantly higher mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and mean corp...

The effect of oral, low-dose l-arginine supplementation (1g/day for 6 weeks) on antioxidant activity, haematological parameters and osmotic fragility of red blood cells was investigated in sickle cell disease sufferers. Twenty eight sickle cell anaemia subjects were recruited for the study. Five millilitres of blood was withdrawn from an ante-cubital vein for the estimation of plasma arginine c...

Background: The abundance of nutrients, vitamins, and fiber in breadfruit has been documented many literature studies that can hardly be exhausted are consumed majorly by the Igbos other southern parts Nigeria to ameliorate hunger.&#x0D; Aim: This study however was aimed at determining effect feeds fortified with grilled, preboiled, cooked on hematological indices wistar rats.&#x0D; Methods: He...

1. Carp, when subjected to air stress in vivo, developed a hypoxaemia associated with an acidosis due to elevation of PCO2 and arterial lactate content. Adrenaline and noradrenaline levels rose markedly, and the mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC in mmol Hb l-1 red blood cells) decreased, indicating swelling of the erythrocytes. 2. No effect of adrenaline could be observed in vitr...

background: neonates affected by hereditary spherocytosis may suffer from significant jaundice. this study was conducted on neonates with jaundice hospitalized at the children’s hospital in bandar abbas, south iran, to determine the frequency of hereditary spherocytosis among them. patients and methods: in this cross-sectional study, 814 neonates with jaundice hospitalized at the children’s hos...

Background: The hair goat of Anatolia is a breed that has adapted to rugged and mountainous areas known be very resistant diseases. As the world faces problem climate change, we believe knowing hematological characteristics goats will provide great benefits for breeding. Objectives: This study was performed determine possible differences in blood parameters adult (male female) during out breedi...