Dynamics of some basic blood indices in Guinea Fowl (N. Meleagris) depending on the egg laying period

A monitoring study of some main blood parameters of a flock of free-range guinea fowls has been conducted. The following results (depending on sex and laying intensity) have been established: hemoglobin content – between 145.8 (males - before peak of laying intensity) and 98 g/L (females - before th...

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Published inTrakia journal of sciences Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 323 - 328
Main Authors Penkov, D., Arnaudov, A., Nikolova, M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Trakia University 01.12.2019
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glucose
guinea fowl
hematocrit
hemoglobin
total protein
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Summary:A monitoring study of some main blood parameters of a flock of free-range guinea fowls has been conducted. The following results (depending on sex and laying intensity) have been established: hemoglobin content – between 145.8 (males - before peak of laying intensity) and 98 g/L (females - before the peak of laying intensity), hematocrit – between 43.8 (males – before the peak of laying intensity) and 28.8% (females – before the peak of laying intensity), glucose – between 11.7 (males – before the peak of laying intensity) and 8.24 mmol/L (females – end of the laying period) and total protein content – between 5.86 (females – during the peak of laying intensity) and 3.30 g/dL (males - during the peak of laying intensity).
ISSN:1312-1723
1313-3551
DOI:10.15547/tjs.2019.04.005