Effects of age and season on haematological parameters of donkeys during the rainy and cold–dry seasons

The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of age and season on haematological parameters of donkeys at rest during the rainy and cold–dry seasons. Thirty healthy donkeys divided into three groups based on their age served as the subjects. During each season, blood sample was collected from...

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Published in:International journal of biometeorology 2015-12, Vol.59 (12), p.1813-1824
Main Authors: Zakari, Friday Ocheja, Ayo, Joseph Olusegun, Rekwot, Peter Ibrahim, Kawu, Mohammed Umar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adults
age
Age Factors
Animal Physiology
Animals
asses
bioclimatology
Biological and Medical Physics
Biophysics
blood platelet count
Cold Temperature
Dry season
Earth and Environmental Science
Environment
Environmental Health
Equidae - blood
erythrocyte count
Erythrocytes
foals
hematocrit
Hematologic Tests
Hematology
hemoglobin
Humidity
lymphocyte count
Lymphocytes
Meteorology
neutrophils
Nigeria
Original Paper
Plant Physiology
Rain
Rainy season
Relative humidity
Seasons
temperature
wet season
yearlings
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Summary:The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of age and season on haematological parameters of donkeys at rest during the rainy and cold–dry seasons. Thirty healthy donkeys divided into three groups based on their age served as the subjects. During each season, blood sample was collected from each donkey thrice, 2 weeks apart, for haematological analysis, and the dry-bulb temperature (DBT), relative humidity (RH) and temperature–humidity index (THI) were obtained thrice each day during the experimental period using standard procedures. During the rainy season, the mean DBT (33.05 ± 0.49 °C), RH (73.63 ± 1.09 %) and THI (84.39 ± 0.71) were higher (P 
ISSN:0020-7128
1432-1254
DOI:10.1007/s00484-015-0989-7