Hematological values of the indigenous chickens

Abstract

Haematological study was conducted on forty indigenous chickens of either sex (20 male and 20 female), aged between 6 to 12 months old during the period from March to April 2003. The haematological values of Hb, TEC, TLC and PCV in male chickens were 9.48 ± 0.38 g%, 3.37 ± 0.30 10⁶ / mm³, 19.13 ± 0.43 10³ / mm³ and 33.05 ± 0.69% and in female 8.29 ± 0.39 g%, 2.48 ± 0.25 10⁶ / mm³, 20.68 ± 0.54 10³ / mm³ and 31.20 ± 0.62%, respectively. The MCV, MCH, MCHC of male blood were 99.22 ± 9.26 µ³, 28.22 ± 2.29 µµg and 28.65 ± 0.86%, respectively whereas in female were 128.55 ± 13.57 µ³, 34.06 ± 3.95 µµg, 26.58 ± 1.33%, respectively. Haematological parameters revealed significant differences between the male and female groups for TEC, Hb, PCV, TLC, MCV, MCH, MCHC, heterophil, eosinophil, lymphocytes and monocytes at p < 0.01 and for basophil at p < 0.05.

Key words: Haematology; indigenous; chickens

doi: 10.3329/bjvm.v2i2.2563

Bangl. J. Vet. Med. (2004). 2 (2): 163-164