Abstract
The aim of the study was to monitor the health and nutritional status of Kuwaiti’s Aradi and exotic Damascus and Barbari goat breeds raised under an intensive system of production through the determination of biochemical parameters and hematology profiles. The study was conducted during the summer season and blood samples were collected from lactating does and Damascus bucks. According to the findings of the present study, concentrations for glucose ranged from 60.75 to 71.76 mg/dl, for blood urea nitrogen (BUN) between 25 and 60 mg/dl, for creatinine between 1.2 and 1.9 mg/dl, for albumin between 3.7 g/dl and 4.05 g/dl, and total protein between 6.0 and 6.98 g/dl and in general were within the normal ranges for goats. The hematology profiles of Damascus bucks showed normal range for the most contents of white blood cells, apart from monocytes (M) %. At the same time, number of red blood cells was within the normal range (11.20-11.90 × 106/µL). However, hematocrit (HCT) % was lower (12.1-14.0) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) content was higher (11.30 fL) compared to values reported for healthy goats in previous studies. The hematology profiles of lactating does of all breeds were within the normal range for white blood cells (8.05-12.88 × 103/µL) and red blood cell (10.44-12.65 × 106/µL). Low hemoglobin levels and a significantly (P<0.05) lower mean platelet volume (MPV), procalcitonin (PCT) and platelet distribution width (PDW) were found in Damascus does compared to the other examined breeds. The data of the present study could serve as reference values, since this is the first time that biochemical and hematological parameters were determined in Aardi, Damascus and Barbari goats managed under an intensive production system in Kuwait. These data can be used in the realistic evaluation and improving the management practices, nutrition, and monitoring health status and diagnosis of diseases. Key words: Blood biochemical parameters, hematology profile, Damascus, Barbari, Aardi, intensive production system.
Highlights
Biochemical and hematological variables of blood are generally used to monitor and evaluate health, nutritionalAfr
A total of 16 lactating Does from Syrian Damascus, Indian origin Barbari and two strains of Local Aardi does and four bucks from Syrian Damascus were obtained from local goat breeders in Kuwaiti
The concentration of glucose in the blood serum is regulated by the nutritional regime and hormones; it could be influenced by many other factors, such as age, sex, breed, and environment (Sakha et al, 2009)
Summary
Biochemical and hematological variables of blood are generally used to monitor and evaluate health, nutritionalAfr. The biochemical and hematology profiles can be used to assess the immunity status in goats (Al-Seaf and AlHarbi, 2012). These profiles could be altered during pregnancy (Waziri et al, 2010) and seasonal variations had an effect on these profiles (Abdelatif et al, 2009). Nutrition, stress, reproductive status, age, sex, genetics, management, housing, and other environmental factors (temperature, relative humidity etc.) are known to have a profound effect on the hematological and biochemical profiles of small ruminants (Balikci et al, 2007; Olayemi et al, 2009)
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