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Online Journal of Veterinary Research©
Volume
9 (1) :
48-56, 2005
Hemogram of Issa
type dromedaries in eastern Ethiopia
Getnet AM, Abebe
W, Mekonnen H
Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, P.O.Box 80.158, 3508 Utrecht, The Netherlands and National
Animal Health Research Center, Sebeta, P.O.Box 04, Ethiopia Addis Ababa University, Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine, Debre Zeit,
P.O.Box 34, Ethiopia
SUMMARY
Getnet AM, Abebe
W, Mekonnen H., Hemogram of
Issa type dromedaries in eastern Ethiopia, Online
J Vet Res, 9 (1) :
48-56, 2005. Hemograms were conducted on 130 normal Issa
camels from Dawa, Eastern
Ethiopia. Mean red blood cell (RBC) count, hemoglobin (Hb) and packed cell volume (PCV) were 7.49
mil/µl, 13.04 g% and 25 % and mean corpuscular volume, hemoglobin
concentration and hemoglobin were 35.26 fl, 51.21 % and 18.1 pg respectively.
Mean total white blood cell count, neutrophils,
lymphocytes, eosinophils, monocytes
and basophils were 14.2 x 10 3/ µl, 7 x 103/
µl, 6 x 10 3/ µl, 0.72 x 103/ µl, 0.54 x 10 3/
µl and 0.06 x 103 /µl respectively. Male camels were found to
have significantly higher (P< 0.05) PCV, Hb and
RBC count than females, females on the other hand showed higher total WBC count
(P<0.05) than males. The peak RBC and WBC counts were obtained in the age
group 6-10 years. Compared to cattle, these values are higher owing to the
unique adapted physiological features of camel. PCV, Hb
concentration and RBC count are positively correlated. The coefficients of
correlation computed were 0.4 for erythrocyte count and PCV, 0.46 for
erythrocyte count and Hb and 0.67 for PCV and Hb. These results may be useful for physiological and
behavioral research in camels.
Key
words: Erythrocyte,
Leukocyte, Eastern Ethiopia, Issa Type Camels
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