Studies on Hematological Variation in Normal and Pregnancy Toxaemic Goats

A study was carried out to evaluate the hematological profile of pregnancy toxaemic goats at Veterinary College, AAU, Anand, Gujarat. Blood samples were collected in 45 pregnancy toxaemic and 20 healthy goats as control. Hematology was carried out and revealed that increased Hb, TLC, neutrophils and PCV whereas decreased lymphocyte count in pregnancy toxaemic goats then healthy one. Diagnosis of pregnancy toxaemia was done with Rothera's qualitative test in urine samples. It concluded that pregnancy toxaemia cause significant alteration in some hematological parameter in goats. These parameters can be used for early diagnosis of pregnancy toxaemia.