Abstract

EFFECT OF AGE AND SEX ON SOME BLOOD BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF APPARENTLY HEALTHY SMALL RUMINANTS OF CENTRAL ODISHA, INDIA.

Bishnu Charan Pradhan*

Abstract

To report and compare the hematological and serum biochemical profile of Black Bengal goat and Koraput sheep from Angul district in central odisha, India. One hundred and twenty five blood samples (97 Black Bengal goat and Koraput 28 sheep) were collected and their blood glucose, hemoglobin and serum biochemical parameters, cholesterol, aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were determined by using spectrophotometer. Parameters were compared between Black Bengal goat and Koraput sheep. It was observed that glucose (P=0.001), LDH (P=0.001) and ALT (P=0.001) concentrations differed significantly between Koraput sheep and Black Bengal goats. The studied parameters were compared between buck and Black Bengal goats and also between young Black Bengal goats (less than 12 months old) and adults (more than 12 months old). It was found that age and gender did not affect these hematological and serum biochemical parameters. It can be concluded that Koraput sheep have overall higher values than Black Bengal goats for studied hematological and serum biochemical parameters.

Keywords: Hematology, Serum biochemistry Koraput Sheep, Black Bengal Goat, Age, Sex, Central Odisha.