ٍselective Evaluation of Certain Blood and Biochemical Parameters of Local Cattle During Winter and Summer Seasons

Abstract

This study was done to find out the effect of seasonal variations on the hematological and blood biochemical parameters of local cattle raised in Maysan Governorate. A number of 40 healthy cows were selected for the study during winter and summer seasons, blood samples were collected in each of the two seasons and were analyzed for some hematological and biochemical parameters. The results in the winter season showed significantly higher values of Mean Corpuscular Volume, glucose, total protein, albumin, globulin, bilirubin and creatinine but lower values of total white blood cells count, differential leukocyte count, hemoglobin concentration, Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin, Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration, AST and ALT than that of the same animals during the summer season. However, no significant differences in the erythrocyte count, haematocrite between the two seasons were observed in the local cattle.

Seasonal changes in haematological and biochemical profile of dairy cows in high altitude cold desert

“…However, significant (P<0.05) higher levels of glucose and aspertate aminotransferase were recorded in summer, whereas albumin showed significant (P<0.05) increase in winter (Table 4). Higher glucose level in the blood might be due to the higher fodder plants consumption in summer than in winter (Al-Saeed et al 2009). However, level of albumin significantly was higher in winter might be due to the low water intake in winter which may have elevated the concentration of the plasma protein (Meyer and Harvey 1998).…”