HEMATOLOGICAL PROFILE OF SANTA INÊS EWES SUPPLEMENTED ON PASTURE AT THE LAST THIRD OF PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM

Authors

  • Fabrício Brandão Pereira Universidade Federal do Piauí-UFPI Campus: Professora Cinobelina Elvas Bom Jesus-PI
  • Leilson Rocha Bezerra Professor do Departamento do Curso de Zootecnia da Universidade Federal do Piauí-UFPI/CPCE, Bom Jesus Piauí, Brasil.
  • Carlo Aldrovandi Torreão Marques Professor do Departamento do Curso de Zootecnia da Universidade Federal do Piauí-UFPI/CPCE, Bom Jesus Piauí, Brasil.
  • Marcos Jácome de Araújo Professor do Departamento do Curso de Zootecnia da Universidade Federal do Piauí-UFPI/CPCE, Bom Jesus Piauí, Brasil.
  • Jacira Neves da Costa Torreão Professora do Colégio Técnico de Bom Jesus, Bom Jesus, Piauí, Brasil.
  • Luciana Pereira Machado Professora do Departamento de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Federal do Piauí-UFPI/CPCE, Bom Jesus, Piauí, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/cab.v16i3.27573

Keywords:

Animal Reproduction

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of concentrate supplementation level on hematological profile of Santa Ines ewes, at the last third of pregnancy and postpartum, and of their lambs. We used eleven ewes at the last 75 days of pregnancy and the first 75 days of lactation and eight lambs born from these ewes, allotted in a completely randomized design and split-plot arrangement in time. Blood samples were collected every fourteen days. Neither the erythrocyte nor the leukocyte profile was affected by the different levels of supplementation (P>0.05) and the blood components evaluated were within the reference range for adult sheep. The animal category affected (P<0.05) erythrocytes, and the highest values ??(11.72 x 106/?l) were observed in lambs. Lambs showed lower values ??(3073.3/µL) for neutrophils in comparison with ewes, during pregnancy (4957.6/µL) or postpartum (4067.3/µL); these values did not differ (P>0.05). For the lymphocyte count, the values ??found in lambs (2858.8 /µL) were similar to those in pregnant ewes (2,982.0/µL); lactating ewes (4119.8/µL) showed the highest values. Concentrate supplementation (0.5% BW) at pre and postpartum does not alter the erythrocyte and leukocyte profile of Santa Inês sheep, with the largest differences between the two sheep categories and lambs.

Keywords: indigenous sheep; hemoglobin; neutrophils; supplementation.

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Author Biography

Fabrício Brandão Pereira, Universidade Federal do Piauí-UFPI Campus: Professora Cinobelina Elvas Bom Jesus-PI

Grduando em Medicina veterinária pela Universidade Federal do Piauí

Aluno de iniciação ciêntífica Bolsista (PIBIC/CNPq)

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Published

2015-07-30

How to Cite

PEREIRA, F. B.; BEZERRA, L. R.; MARQUES, C. A. T.; ARAÚJO, M. J. de; TORREÃO, J. N. da C.; MACHADO, L. P. HEMATOLOGICAL PROFILE OF SANTA INÊS EWES SUPPLEMENTED ON PASTURE AT THE LAST THIRD OF PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 16, n. 3, p. 350–357, 2015. DOI: 10.1590/cab.v16i3.27573. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/27573. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 3 (2015)

Section

Animal Production

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