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Veterinary Archives, Vol. 71 No. 5, 2001.

Original scientific paper

Effects of season and sex on packed cell volume, haemoglobin and total proteins of indigenous pigeons in Zaria, Northern Nigeria.

Sunday Blessing Oladele ; Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
Samson Ogundipc ; National Animal Production and Research Institute, Shika, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
Joseph Olusegun Ayo ; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
King Akpofure Nelson Esievo ; Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

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Abstract

Blood samples were obtained from 178 indigenous pigeons, comprising 103 males and 75 females, with the aim of determining the effect of season and sex on their packed cell volume (PCV), haemoglobin (Hb) and total proteins (TP) using routine laboratory procedures. The samples were obtained during the harmattan, hot and rainy seasons. Correlation coefficients between meteorological elements and PCV, Hb as well as TP, were negative during the hot season. The highest PCV and Hb values of 37.50 ± 1.23 (%) and 129.0 ± 03.0 g/L, respectively, were obtained during the rainy season, while the lowest PCV and Hb values of 29.12 ± 0.88 % and 97.2 ± 2.9 g/L, respectively, were obtained during the hot season. The TP values of 78.2 ± 13.0 g/L and 82.5 ± 10.0 g/L obtained during the hot and rainy seasons, respectively, were significantly (P<0.05) higher than the value of 64.5 ± 3.3 g/L obtained during the harmattan season. PCV and Hb values were higher (P<0.01) in male than in female pigeons during the three seasons. The results show seasonal and sex variations in PCV, Hb and TP values of indigenous pigeons. In conclusion, the rainy and harmattan seasons are apparently more conducive to the rearing of pigeons than the hot season in the Northern Guinea Savannah zone of Nigeria.

Keywords

season; sex; haematology; indigenous pigeon

Hrčak ID:

89362

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https://hrcak.srce.hr/89362

Publication date:

17.10.2001.

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