Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos Schmidt
AIuna Postgraduate Program in Veterinary Medicine at FCAV-Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil, CNPq-BraziI Scholarship, Department of Veterinary Pathology, FCAV-Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
Antonio Carlos Paulillo
Department of Veterinary Pathology, FCAV-Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
Elizabeth Santin
Department of Veterinary Medicine-UFPR, Curitiba, Brazil
Rosangela Locatelli Dittrich
Department of Veterinary Medicine-UFPR, Curitiba, Brazil
Edson Goncalves de Oliveira
Department of Animal Science-UFPR, Curitiba, Brazil
ABSTRACT
The influences of sex and age on hematological parameters were investigated in the ring-necked pheasant. Statistical comparisons were made for differences in values between male and female, 30 adults (52 week old) and 20 juvenile birds (5 week old). A variety of blood parameters showed statistically significant age and sex related differences. Adult males had higher values for Packed Cell Volume (PCV) and juveniles lower values for PCV. Adult females had higher values for basophils, the heterophil/lymphocyte ratio and total plasma protein. Juvenile females had higher values for hemoglobin. Adults had greater White Blood Cells (WBC), heterophils, eosinophils and monocytes. Serum biochemical values (uric acid, gamma glutamyl transferase, protein, albumin and globulins) were determined in young (5 week old) ring necked pheasants. There were no differences in any of these serum parameters among juvenile males and females.
How to cite this article
Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos Schmidt, Antonio Carlos Paulillo, Elizabeth Santin, Rosangela Locatelli Dittrich and Edson Goncalves de Oliveira, 2007. Hematological and Serum Chemistry Values for
the Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus): Variation with
Sex and Age. International Journal of Poultry Science, 6: 137-139.
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2007.137.139
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2007.137.139
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2007.137.139
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2007.137.139