TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparative Evaluation of Hematological, Biochemical and Blood Morphological Variables between Omani Chicken and Cobb 500 Boiler Breeds at Three Different Age Intervals
AU - Al-Aufi, Shadha K.
AU - El-Zaiat, Hani M.
AU - Ali, Haytham
AU - El Tahir, Yasmin
AU - Al-Kharousi, Kaadhia
AU - Al-Hamrashdi, Abeer
AU - Johnson, Eugene H.
AU - Al-Marzooqi, Waleed
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PY - 2024/1/1
Y1 - 2024/1/1
N2 - One-day-old chicks were separately allocated to two groups, indigenous and commercial strains of chickens. Each strain was divided into fifteen replicates of six chicks per replicate: a total of 90 chicks per strain. An experimental medication-free diet, primarily composed of corn-soybean meal, was given to the chicks. Blood samples were collected at 1, 3, and 5 weeks of age for hematological, serum biochemistry and morphometry assessment of blood cells of both breeds. Hematological analysis involved some parameters for red blood cells and different white blood cells. For serum chemistry, total protein, certain enzymes, electrolytes, urea, and glucose were assessed. It was noted that age and breed influenced hematological values in the two breeds. In contrast to Cobb 500, local breed had values in an increasing trend with age, specifically for RBCs, Hb, and PCV. As for WBC, both breeds had an increasing trend in heterophils count with age but not for monocytes or lymphocytes which tended to decrease. The two breeds did not differ much in serum biochemistry as they both showed a trend for increase in aspartate aminotransferase and CK level with age. Moreover, both age and breed had a significant effect on the length, width, and area of erythrocyte and thrombocyte. This study revealed a significant impact of age on all hematological parameters in both local Omani and Cobb 500 broiler chickens and could furnish markers suggesting the health status of these breeds.
AB - One-day-old chicks were separately allocated to two groups, indigenous and commercial strains of chickens. Each strain was divided into fifteen replicates of six chicks per replicate: a total of 90 chicks per strain. An experimental medication-free diet, primarily composed of corn-soybean meal, was given to the chicks. Blood samples were collected at 1, 3, and 5 weeks of age for hematological, serum biochemistry and morphometry assessment of blood cells of both breeds. Hematological analysis involved some parameters for red blood cells and different white blood cells. For serum chemistry, total protein, certain enzymes, electrolytes, urea, and glucose were assessed. It was noted that age and breed influenced hematological values in the two breeds. In contrast to Cobb 500, local breed had values in an increasing trend with age, specifically for RBCs, Hb, and PCV. As for WBC, both breeds had an increasing trend in heterophils count with age but not for monocytes or lymphocytes which tended to decrease. The two breeds did not differ much in serum biochemistry as they both showed a trend for increase in aspartate aminotransferase and CK level with age. Moreover, both age and breed had a significant effect on the length, width, and area of erythrocyte and thrombocyte. This study revealed a significant impact of age on all hematological parameters in both local Omani and Cobb 500 broiler chickens and could furnish markers suggesting the health status of these breeds.
KW - Age
KW - Blood
KW - Cells
KW - Chickens
KW - Cobb 500
KW - Morphology
KW - Oman
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U2 - 10.47278/journal.ijvs/2023.063
DO - 10.47278/journal.ijvs/2023.063
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85181516888
SN - 2304-3075
VL - 13
SP - 27
EP - 33
JO - International Journal of Veterinary Science
JF - International Journal of Veterinary Science
IS - 1
ER -