BLOOD HEMATOLOGICAL VALUES OF BOSNIAN MOUNTAIN HORSES
Dunja Rukavina, Mirela Mačkić-Đurović, Agnesa Ćoralić, Denis Čamo, Amir Zahirović
Department of Biology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Sarajevo, Zmaja od Bosne 90, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
dunja.rukavina@vfs.unsa.ba
The objective of the present study was to investigate values of hematological parameters in Bosnian mountain horses. Eleven hematological measurements were performed on 30 clinically healthy adult horses of mixed age and both genders. Blood samples were obtained by jugular vein puncture (vena jugularis externa) in vacuum tubes with EDTA and determined using an automated analyzer IDEXX QBC VET AutoRead. Mean value of HB was higher than recommended reference intervals for adult horses in general while mean values of MONO and EOS counts were slightly above reference intervals for adult „warm-blooded“ horses. The specific hematological values determined in Bosnian mountain horses may be related to the immune condition of investigated breed that is well adapted to environmental and climatic conditions and should be taken into consideration when dealing with this horse breed.
Keywords: Bosnian mountain horse; hematological parameters; valuesovi
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