Skip to the main content

Krmiva : Review for animal feeding, production and feed technology, Vol. 53 No. 4, 2011.

Original scientific paper

BLOOD ACID-BASE BALANCE AND HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN PREGNANT GOATS FROM ORGANIC FARMING

Zvonko Antunović ; Poljoprivredni fakultet Svučilišta J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Josip Novoselec ; Poljoprivredni fakultet Svučilišta J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Marcela Šperanda ; Poljoprivredni fakultet Svučilišta J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Mislav Djidara ; Poljoprivredni fakultet Svučilišta J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Željka Klir ; Poljoprivredni fakultet Svučilišta J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Tomislav Kopačin ; Medicinsko biokemijski laboratorij, Josipa Leovića 4, Osijek, Hrvatska

Full text: croatian pdf 80 Kb

page 151-156

downloads: 498

cite

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to determine the blood acid-base balance and hematological parameters of high by pregnant goats from organic farming. The research was conducted on 10 Alpine breed goats on are organic family farm. Goats were in a late stage of pregnancy (the last 4 weeks), aged 4 years and in the third pregnancy. Feed a goats were fed with a mixture of cereals (50% corn and 50% barley) and meadow hay ad ibitum. By analyzing the blood pH, gas (pCO2, pO2, tCO2) and electrolytes concentrations (Na+, K+, Cl-and HCO3-) were determined. The number of leukocytes and erythrocytes as well as hemoglobin, hematocrit, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), the average hemoglobin content in erythrocytes (MCH) and the mean hemoglobin concentration in erythrocytes (MCHC) were determined. Blood smears were prepared and colored according to Pappenheim and the differential blood count was determined. In addition, the anion gap (AG), strong ion difference
(SID) and Z value were calculated. Comparing the obtained parameters of acidbase balance in blood of pregnant goats with reference values similar values of most indicators were determined. Analyzing obtained hematological indicators in pregnant goats minor deviation from the reference value, a higher number of WBC, MCV, and segmented neutrophils were apparent, as well as lower hemoglobin content and number of eosinophils and monocytes. This suggests minor changes in goat blood analysed parameters caused by late pregnancy.

Keywords

goat; organic farming; blood acid-base balance; hematological parameters; blood

Hrčak ID:

84337

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/84337

Publication date:

29.6.2012.

Article data in other languages: croatian

Visits: 2.029 *