Effect of Different Housing Systems on Haematological Parameters of Buffaloes

An experiment was conducted to study the effect of two housing systems on haematological parameters in buffaloes. Twelve buffaloes were selected and randomly divided into two equal groups. Animals of group A were housed in shed with net and animals of group B in shed without net. The experiment was conducted for a period of three months. Blood samples were aseptically collected fortnightly and were analysed for haematological studies. The mean values for Hb, TEC, TLC, PCV, MCHC and Neutrophil were 8.49 + 0.52 g/dl, 5.54 ± 1.05 (10⁶/cmm), 27.45 ± 0.44, 31.15 ± 0.66 (%) and 40.99 ± 1.34 (%), respectively, which was nonsignificantly higher than the values of 8.20 ± 0.80 g/dl, 5.22 ± 0.66 (10⁶/cmm), 27.00 ± 0.58 (%), 30.35 ± 0.32 (%) and 39.96 ± 0.66 (%), respectively. Whereas, the values of MCH, lymphocyte, eosinophil and monocyte were 15.26 ± 1.06 (μμg), 55.33 ± 0.44 (%), 2.32 ± 0.45 (%), and 1.69 ± 0.69 (%); respectively, which were non significantly lower than the values of 15.72 ± 0.85 (μμg), 55.56 ± 0.61 (%), 3.19 ± 0.05 (%), and 2.03 ± 0.84 (%), respectively in group A as compared to group B. However, WBC count (13.75 ± 0.56 (10³/cmm) were significantly (P<0.01) higher than the value of 10.58 ± 0.42 (10³/cmm) and MCV (49.45 ± 0.21, μ³) were significantly (p<0.05) lower than the value of 51.85 ± 0.45 (μ³) in group A and group B, respectively. For statistical analysis, student‘t’ test was applied.