Comparative evaluation of haematological parameters and erythrocyte membrane stability in pregnant and lactating goats in different seasons of tropical Savannah

Haematological parameters and erythrocyte osmotic fragility (EOF) are commonly used as indicators of health status and erythrocyte membrane integrity. Variations in haematological parameters and EOF in late gestation and early lactation during the cold-dry (CDS), hot-dry (HDS) and rainy (RAS) season...

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Published in:Theriogenology 2017-09, Vol.99, p.30-35
Main Authors: Habibu, B., Makun, H.J., Yaqub, L.S., Buhari, H.U., Aluwong, T., Kawu, M.U.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Erythrocyte Membrane - physiology
Erythrocyte physiology
Erythrocyte stability
Female
Fragiligram
Goats - blood
Goats - physiology
Lactation - blood
Membrane integrity
Osmotic Fragility
Peri-parturient period
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Animal - blood
Seasons
Tropical Climate
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Summary:Haematological parameters and erythrocyte osmotic fragility (EOF) are commonly used as indicators of health status and erythrocyte membrane integrity. Variations in haematological parameters and EOF in late gestation and early lactation during the cold-dry (CDS), hot-dry (HDS) and rainy (RAS) seasons were studied in sixty (n = 60) Red Sokoto goats (20 goats for each season). The ambient temperatures and temperature-humidity index recorded were higher in the afternoon hours of the HDS and RAS, but lower in the morning hours of the CDS as compared with the thermoneutral zone of goats. Results revealed that the pregnant goats had significantly (P 
ISSN:0093-691X
1879-3231
DOI:10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.05.004