HAEMATOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS IN TWENTY CAPTIVE MALE SAMBAR DEER (Rusa unicolor)

HAEMATOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS IN TWENTY CAPTIVE MALE SAMBAR DEER (Rusa unicolor)

Haematological study was conducted in twenty apparently healthy adult male Sambar Deer maintained at Zoological Gardens, Thiruvananthapuram, which underwent vasectomy under general anaesthesia. Samples were analysed usingan automatic haematology analyser calibratedforcaprine blood. The haemoglobin...

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Main Authors: Joju Johns, George Chandy, Jacob Alexander, S. Sooryadas, K.D. John Martin, M. Shynu, S. Ajithkumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Director of Academics and Research, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Subjects:
sambar deer
rusa unicolor
haematology
blood indices
Online Access:https://www.jvas.in/public_html/upload/article_file/article_file_qb2ffz.pdf?t=qb2ffz
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Summary:Haematological study was conducted in twenty apparently healthy adult male Sambar Deer maintained at Zoological Gardens, Thiruvananthapuram, which underwent vasectomy under general anaesthesia. Samples were analysed usingan automatic haematology analyser calibratedforcaprine blood. The haemoglobin concentration, volume of packed red cells and total erythrocyte count were 9.6±0.3 g/dL, 29.3±0.7 % and 5.8±0.2×106 /µL respectively. The total leucocyte count was 3.6±0.2×103/µL and granulocyte, lymphocyte and monocyte counts were 47±1 %, 47±1 % and 6±1 % respectively
ISSN:0971-0701

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