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Measurement of some haematological characteristics of the wild carp

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The aim of the present study was to obtain a basic knowledge of the haematology and the influence of sex on some blood parameters of wild carp (Cyprinus carpio) spawners. Haematological indices [red blood cells (RBC), white blood cells, haemoglobin (Hb), packed cell volume (PCV), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and leucocyte differential count] were measured in one blood sample from 24 females (weight, 1.3 ± 0.1 kg; length, 47.4 ± 1.06 cm) and 27 males (weight, 1.265 ± 0.105 kg; length, 46.9 ± 0.8 cm). The highest haematocrit (PCV), haemoglobin concentration (Hb), RBC, MCH and MCHC were found for males. The highest leucocyte differential were also found for females. Statistical analysis revealed that differences in haematological parameters between males and females fish were not significant.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the hatchery of Sijoval Gorgan and Mr A. Maghsoodlu for the supply of fish and for helping in the experiments.

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  1. Fisheries Faculty, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, P.O. Box 45165-386, Gorgan, Iran

    K. Darvish Bastami, A. Haji Moradlou & A. Mohamadi Zaragabadi

  2. Main Office of Fisheries, Gorgan, Golestan Province, Iran

    S. V. Salehi Mir & M. M. Shakiba

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Darvish Bastami, K., Haji Moradlou, A., Mohamadi Zaragabadi, A. et al. Measurement of some haematological characteristics of the wild carp. Comp Clin Pathol 18, 321–323 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00580-008-0802-7

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