Abstract
A total of one hundred and ten healthy dry ewes of Arabi sheep diffusive in three geographic locations in the north of Basrah (AL-Qurna, Al-Midaina and Al-Uazair) were divided into three different age groups: 3 years old, to investigate the influence of geographic location and age on the concentration of some biochemical parameters of sheep in the south of Iraq. The results showed significant (P < 0.05) changes among geographic locations in some bio-chemical parameters such as cholesterol, glucose, estridol and growth hormone concentrations. No significant differences were presented in concentrations of total protein, albumin, Fe, phosphorus, ascorbic acid, LH, T3 and T4 hormones in the blood of ewes in different geographic locations. The concentrations of cholesterol, T3 and T4 hormones decreased significantly (P < 0.05), while, the concentrations of glucose and estradiol hormone increased significantly (P < 0.01) in adult ewes compared with younger ewes.
Highlights
The results showed significant (P < 0.05) changes among geographic locations in some biochemical parameters such as cholesterol, glucose, estridol and growth hormone concentrations
No significant differences were presented in concentrations of total protein, albumin, Fe, phosphorus, ascorbic acid, Luteinizing hormone (LH), T3 and T4 hormones in the blood of ewes in different geographic locations
The zone of Basrah province is characterized by semi-arid with high temperature conditions in summer and a few fall down rain in winter, so, it is suffering in cover plant
Summary
The zone of Basrah province is characterized by semi-arid with high temperature conditions in summer and a few fall down rain in winter, so, it is suffering in cover plant. Depended on the FAO report, sheep population in Iraq was 6,750,000 heads in 1999 (FAO, 2003). The Arabi breed is the main domestic sheep in south of Iraq, which follows the tailed carpet wool sheep and characte-. This kind of breed is adaptable to the difficult environmental conditions and tolerance to the diseases.
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