Open AccessDynamics of some basic blood indices in Guinea Fowl (N. Meleagris) depending on the egg laying period
Author(s) -
Д. Пенков,
A. Arnaudov,
M. Nikolova
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
trakia journal of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1313-3551
pISSN - 1312-1723
DOI - 10.15547/tjs.2019.04.005
Subject(s) - laying , guinea fowl , flock , intensity (physics) , zoology , hematocrit , biology , fowl , veterinary medicine , ecology , endocrinology , medicine , physics , quantum mechanics , astronomy
A monitoring study of some main blood parameters of a flock of free-range guinea fowls has been conducted.The following results (depending on sex and laying intensity) have been established: hemoglobin content – between 145.8 (males - before peak of laying intensity) and 98 g/L (females - before the peak of laying intensity), hematocrit – between 43.8 (males – before the peak of laying intensity) and 28.8% (females – before the peak of laying intensity), glucose – between 11.7 (males – before the peak of laying intensity) and 8.24 mmol/L (females – end of the laying period) and total protein content – between 5.86 (females – during the peak of laying intensity) and 3.30 g/dL (males - during the peak of laying intensity).