Comparison of Haematology in Various Physiological  States in Sahiwal Cattle

Ovais Aarif; Shahid Ahmad; Aasif Ahmad Sheikh; Nazir Ahmad

Volume : III, Issue : IX, September - 2013

Comparison of Haematology in Various Physiological States in Sahiwal Cattle

Ovais Aarif, Shahid Ahmad, Aasif Ahmad Sheikh, Nazir Ahmad

Abstract :

Twenty seven Sahiwal cows were used in the experimentation and were divided into 3 groups (n=9). Animals were divided into three groups as Pregnant dry cows, Non Pregnant Lactating cows and Non Pregnant Dry cows. The highest Hb concentration (10.42 ± 0.42 gm/dl) was recorded in group–1, while the lowest (9.26 ± 0.34 gm/dl) was observed in group–2. The highest and lowest RBCs count and PCV (5.83 ± 0.39 x 106/μl, 32.67 ± 1.36% and 4.57 ± 0.27 x 106/μl and 29.26 ± 1.11%) were recorded in group–3 and group–1 respectively. The highest MCV, MCH and MCHC (65.10 ± 2.27fl, 23.36 ± 1.51pg and 35.58 ± 1.04 gm/dl) were noted in group–1 and the lowest (57.87 ± 2.15 fl, 18.59 ± 1.43pg and 31.76 ± 1.22 gm/dl) were noted in group–3. The highest and lowest ESR (7.58± 1.15 mm/24 hours and 5.12 ± 0.67 mm/24 hours) was recorded in group–1 and group–2 respectively. The highest and lowest WBCs count (8.72 ± 1.32 x 103/µl and 7.61 ± 0.87 x 103/ µl) was observed in group–3 and group 2 respectively. Highest lymphocyte count (65.24 ± 3.00 %) was observed in group–2, while lowest count (64.29 ± 2.91%) was in group–1.