The Effect of Heat Stress on Blood Picture of Japanese Quail

Authors

  • Usama T. Mahmoud
  • Mootaz Ahmed Abdel-Rahman
  • Madeha Hosney A. Darwish
  • Gamal Mohamed Mosaad

Keywords:

Heat stress; quail; RBCS; WBCS count; Hb; PCV; differential leukocytes count

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of heat stress on quail hematological parameters. A total number of 300 Japanese quail chicks (Coturnix Coturnix japonica) of 28 days old were exposed to different levels of raising temperatures (22, 29, 34, 36 and 40 ºC) for 15 days. At 42 days old, blood samples were collected from 14 birds (7 males + 7 females) that were randomly selected. The samples were used for determining red blood cells count, hemoglobin concentration, packed cell volume, total and differential white blood cells count, heterophils/ lymphocyte (H/L) ratio, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration. The obtained results indicated that, rearing quail birds under high environmental conditions during fattening period has a great adverse effect on these blood parameters.

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Published

2013-04-01

How to Cite

Mahmoud, U. T., Abdel-Rahman, M. A., Darwish, M. H. A., & Mosaad, G. M. (2013). The Effect of Heat Stress on Blood Picture of Japanese Quail. Journal of Advanced Veterinary Research, 3(2), 69-76. Retrieved from https://www.advetresearch.com/index.php/AVR/article/view/118

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2013): April

Section

Original Research

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