İstanbul Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi · 2014 · 14 citations · 9 references
Veterinary MedicineAnimal SciencesHematologyHematology PhysiologyIron Metabolism DisordersRuminant MedicineAnemiaCalf HealthDairy Herd HealthIron DeficiencyIron Deficiency DisordersLivestock HealthAnemia DiagnosisAnemia DiagnosticsSerum Total ProteinSevere AnemiaSex Differences In SusceptibilitySex-based Differences In SusceptibilitySex-based SusceptibilitySex-related Susceptibility
Occurrence of anemia in suckling dairy calves up to 4 months old with regard to age and sex susceptibility was investigated in Urmia, Iran. From 25 dairy herds, 164 calves including 97 females and 67 males were selected. Five ml jugular vein blood was collected from calves into 2 ml with EDTA and 3 ml without EDTA tubes. Blood parameters were evaluated for hematocrit (PCV), hemoglobin (Hb), erythrocytes (RBC), leucocytes (WBC), total plasma protein, iron (Fe), total iron banding capacity (TIBC), neutrophils, lymphocytes, MCV, MCH, and MCHC. Anemia was classified according to the PCV values, over 24%, 20-23.99%, 12-19.99% and less than 12% as normal, mild, moderate and severe anemia. The percentage of anemia in calves was 17.7% including 14% mild and 3.7% was moderate anemia (P
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