Reference Values For Some Hematological Parameters In Iraqi Local Horses: OAJBS Publishers
Reference Values For Some
Hematological Parameters In Iraqi Local Horses by Firas Rashad Al-Samarai*
in Open Access Journal of Biomedical Science (OAJBS)
A cross-sectional study was conducted to
determine some hematological values in Iraqi local horses in order to increase
the precision of diagnosis particularly no published data existed about this
subject in Iraq. A total of 126 blood samples were collected from the jugular
vein of horses randomly from several regions in the Middle and South of Iraq
during the period from February to December 2017. The age of horses ranged from
2-17 year for both sexes (33 male and 93 female). Reference value adviser was
used to estimates these parameters. Results revealed that the local reference
intervals (LRI) as following: The red blood cell count (RBC) (5.61-7.90×106μl),
hemoglobin (Hb) (8.42- 12.10g/dL), packed cell volume (PCV) (23.86-33.12%),
corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) (32.40-41.30g/ dl), corpuscular
hemoglobin (MCH) (14.90-16.90pg), corpuscular volume (MCV) (38.90-52.00fl), and
white blood cells (WBC) (6.78-12.79 × 103μl). The results showed that the lower
limit of the LRI was lowered than the lower limit of the general reference
intervals (GRI) for each of RBC, Hb, and PCV, while the lower limit of the LRI
in the others parameters are within the range of the GI. The results obtained
from statistical analysis confirmed that the effect of age was not significant,
but the effect of sex was significant (P<0.05) only on PCV and Hb. The mean
value of males was significantly (P<0.05) higher than females. In
conclusion, the results of the LRI showed substantial differences as compared
with the GRI and this will increase the need for establishing reference values
for horses as well as for all local animals.
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