Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos Schmidt
Post-doctorate Researcher in Veterinary Medicine of FCAV-Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
Antonio Carlos Paulillo
Departamento de Patologia VeterinAria, FCAV-Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
Gislaine Regina Vieira Martins
Bolsistas FAPESP-Brazil
Ivan Moura Lapera
Bolsistas FAPESP-Brazil
Alan Jonathan Pereira Testi
Alunos Curso Gradua��o Medicina VeterinAria, FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
Leonildo Nardi Junior
Alunos Curso Gradua��o Medicina VeterinAria, FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
Janine Denadai
Bolsistas FAPESP-Brazil
Jose Jurandir Fagliari
Departamento de Cl�nica e Cirurgia VeterinAria, FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
ABSTRACT
One hundred and ten Bronze Turkeys: 40 females (19-23 week-old), 13 males (19-23 week-old), 35 females (30-32 week-old) and 22 males (30-32 week-old), were investigated to analyse the influences of age and sex on hematological parameters. Statistical comparisons were made for differences in values between male and female and among different ages. Lymphocytes were the major circulating leukocyte for all birds. Total serum protein, lymphocytes and basophils were significantly different between females of both ages. The RBC values were significantly different between males of both ages.
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Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos Schmidt, Antonio Carlos Paulillo, Gislaine Regina Vieira Martins, Ivan Moura Lapera, Alan Jonathan Pereira Testi, Leonildo Nardi Junior, Janine Denadai and Jose Jurandir Fagliari, 2009. Hematology of the Bronze Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo): Variations with Age and Gender. International Journal of Poultry Science, 8: 752-754.
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2009.752.754
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2009.752.754
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2009.752.754
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2009.752.754
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