Haematology of Persian Fallow Deer (Dama mesopotamica)

Abstract:

The haematology of Persian fallow deer was studied and the means of various parameters were determined for sex and age groups. For total samples, the mean ± standard deviation of haematological parameters were: red blood cells (RBC), 7.42 ± 1.27 × 10¹²/l; haematocrit (PCV), 38.83 ± 7.38%; haemoglobin (Hb), 148.0 ± 17.3 g/l; mean cell volume (MCV), 50.84 ± 7.26 fl; mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH), 20.17 ± 1.98 pg; mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC), 38.71 ± 3.88%; white blood cells (WBC) 3.200 ± 1.697 × 10⁹/l; neutrophils, 1.410 ± 0.446 × 10⁹/l, lymphocytes, 1.382 ± 1.116 × 10⁹/l, monocytes, 0.048 ± 0.100 × 10⁹/l, eosinophils, 0.341 ± 0.339 × 10⁹/l, basophils, 0.009 ± 0.005 × 10⁹/l, neutrophil:lymphocyte ratio (N:L), 2.11 ± 2; platelets, 354.8 ± 116.62 × 10⁹/l and fibrinogen, 2.855 ± 1.126 g/l. Three types of haemoglobin were separated by electrophoresis: HbC with higher migration, HbB and HbA with lowest movement. Significant differences were seen for RBC, MCV, MCH, HbC, and HbB concentrations between sexes.