Abstract
Thirteen hematologic measurements were performed on 38 healthy donkeys of the Brazilian breed (32 females and 6 males) aged 3 to 19 years. Mean ±SD (minimum-maximum) values were as follows: red blood cells (RBC) 6.82 ± 0.67 (5.46-8.17) × 106/μL; packed cell volume (PCV) 37.63 ± 2.76 (32.00-44.00) %; hemoglobin (Hb) 12.87 ± 0.98 (10.70-14.50) g/dL; mean corpuscular volume (MCV) 55.45 ± 4.06 (48.90-62.70) fL; mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) 18.85 ± 1.14 (17.40-21.60) pg; mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration 34.20 ± 1.24 (31.50-36.40) g/dL; white blood cells (WBC) 8.22 ± 1.49 (4.60-11.50) × 103/μL; bands 1.77 ± 2.00 (0.00-9.00) %; segmented neutrophils 41.18 ± 5.98 (30.50-53.20) %; lymphocytes 50.53 ± 6.25 (35.30-63.50) %; monocytes 1.57 ± 1.30 (0.00-4.60) %; eosinophils, 4.64 ± 2.17 (1.00-10.00) %; basophils 0.33 ± 0.58 (0.00-2.90) %. It was demonstrated that values of some blood parameters of the Brazilian donkey breed were similar to results obtained for other donkey breeds. The results of this study serve as reference ranges for donkey populations and can be useful for health control, which in turn helps in the diagnosis and prognosis of diseases.
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