Hematological and blood biochemical profile of Coimbatore sheep

A study was conducted to assess the hematological and blood-biochemical status of six and nine months old Coimbatore sheep. The mean hemoglobin level (g/dl), PCV (%), RBC (10⁶/μl) and WBC (10³/μl) counts in Coimbatore lambs were 9.53 ± 0.36, 28.78 ± 1.30, 6.79 ± 0.37 and 8.02 ± 0.74, respectively. The RBC count increased significantly while the WBC count decreased significantly (P < 0.05) in nine months than in six months. The mean blood glucose (mg/dl) and protein (g/dl) levels were 70.39 ± 6.13 and 7.28 ± 0.35, respectively. The mean serum cholesterol (mg/dl) and triglycerides (mg/dl) levels were 81.81 ± 5.17 and 14.31 ± 2.00, which increased significantly from six months to nine months age. The plasma calcium and phosphorus levels were high in Coimbatore lambs and the mean values were 14.08 ± 0.78 and 6.42 ± 0.58 mg/dl, respectively.