Hematological parameters of the blood of Cameroonian goats

Abstract

Today, the products of the goat breeding industry are in demand in the con- sumer market of the country, because. differs in taste and dietary properties. The quality of products depends on the health of the animals, which can be assessed using a study of hematological parameters. The study included 6-month-old Cameroonian goats. Hemato- logical studies were performed using a hematological analyzer, blood smears were stained according to Romanovsky-Giemsa, leukogram was counted manually, blood indices were calculated according to generally accepted methods. As a result of the study, the content of erythrocytes was 18.52 × 1012/L, hemoglobin – 100.67 g/L, hematocrit – 28.87%, MCV – 15.57 fl., MCH – 5.33 pg., MCHC – 349 00 g/L. In the study of white blood, the concen- tration of leukocytes was 11.63×109/L, the leukogram contained stab neutrophils – 1.30%, segmented – 25.64; lymphocytes – 63.64; monocytes – 5.02; eosinophils – 4.03; basophils – 0.32%. The calculation of integral leukocyte indices showed that the leukocyte index of intoxication B.A. Flight – 0.37 arb. units, index of allergization T.V. Kobets – 3.54; adapta- tion index L.Kh. Harkavy – 2.48; lymphocytic index according to Shaganin – 2.36; nuclear shift index – 0.05, immunoreactivity index according to D.O. Ivanov – 13.48 conv. units The concentration of platelets in the blood was 342.33×109/L. According to the data obtained, it follows that goats have normochromic anemia and thrombocytopenia, the content of leu- kocytes, the percentage and leukocyte indices correspond to the type of animals, and reflect their age characteristics.