Abstract

The aim of the present study was to determine the values of serum Total Proteins (TP), albumin, globulin and glucose concentrations in healthy and iron deficient anemic Awassi sheep. For this purpose, the current study has conducted on 181 normal (73 males and 108 females) and 60 anemic sheep (16 males and 44 females) both groups were subdivided and aged 7 – 48 months in Baghdad, Iraq. The samples were collected from October 2011 until March 2012. Separated sera were investigated for measured parameters. Results have showed that the means ± SE of serum values in normal and anemic sheeps were as follows; TP 61.33 ± 1.08 g/L and 52.59 ± 2.24 g/L, albumin 30.77 ± 0.61 g/L and 25.27 ± 1.15 g/L, globulin 30.55 ± 0.81 g/L and 27.31 ± 1.47 g/L, and glucose 2.36 ± 0.07 mmol/L and 1.63 ± 0.07 mmol/L respectively, with a significant differences (P < 0.05) between normal and anemic values. The values showed significant differences between males and females and also, between normal subgroups themselves. It was concluded that this study recorded reference values of the studied parameters in Iraqi Awassi sheep with significant differences (P< 0.05) between normal and anemic, males and females as well as between normal subgroups.

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