Faten K Abdullah
Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait
Title: Effect of seasons, growth and production cycle on hematology and biochemical references values
Biography
Biography: Faten K Abdullah
Abstract
Naeemi is one of the three local sheep breeds and is the most preferable one in Kuwait. Although there has been an extensive amount of research evaluating different production parameters and the performance of improved breeds of Naeemi sheep in recent years, the information regarding hematological and blood biochemical reference values is lacking, especially under Kuwait’s arid condition. In recent years, hematological and biochemical tests were widely used for the diagnosis of serious diseases and for the assessment of nutritional, physiological and immunological baseline data status of livestock. Total number of sheep used for the experiment was 20 animals of each dry ewe, early pregnant ewes, pregnant ewes, lactating ewes, rams, one-week lamb and seven months lamb. The experiment was repeated twice in the winter season and in the summer season. This project focuses on establishing hematological and biochemical baseline data for local Naeemi sheep breed raised under Kuwait’s intensive management system and investigates the factors that affect their values such as season, sex, age, and production cycle. The results showed that the biochemical, hematology analysis and production performance of Naeemi sheep affected by the seasons and stage of production and growth. Blood parameters of ewes at different stages of production were significantly affected (P<0.05) by seasons (summer and winter). These data could contribute to the knowledge of veterinarians for monitoring the health status, diagnostic disease and management of sheep breed in Kuwait.