Hematological Parameters of three Strains of Local Cocks in Northern Nigeria

Hematological Parameters of three Strains of Local Cocks in Northern Nigeria



Yasks J. A., Momoh M. O, Dauda A.



The study was conducted to determine the hematological parameters of
three strains of the Nigerian indigenous cocks. A total of 15 sexually
matured (14-18 month of age) breeders cocks comprising (5 normal
feathered, 5 frizzled feathered and 5 naked neck) were used for the
experiment. The study was conducted from October to December 2016 at the
Teaching and Research Farm University of Maiduguri. Blood samples were
collected from 9 breeder’s cocks which were randomly selected 3 per
genotype and used for hematological parameters examination.
Hematological examination such as Packed Cell Volume (PCV), Red Blood
Cell ( RBC) , Haemoglobin (Hb), White Blood Cell (WBC), Mean
Corpuscular Haemoglobin concentration ( MCHC), Mean Corpuscular
Haemoglobin (MCH) and Mean Corpuscular Volume ( MCV) showed significant
(P<0.05) different among breeds. Lymphocyte (L) showed no
significant (P> 0.05) different between normal feathered and frizzle
feathered but there is significant difference ( P< 0.05) with naked
necked cock. Neutrophil ( N) showed significant (P<0.05) different
among the breed. Monocyte ( M) and Eosinophil (E) showed no significant
(P>0.05) difference between normal feathered and naked neck
feathered , fizzle feathered and necked neck respectively but showed
significant (P<0.05) difference between fizzle feathered and normal
feathered respectively for M and E. the study concluded that variation
in the heamatoloical parameters between three strains of local chicken
in Nigeria is due to difference in their genetic makeup. 



10.22161/ijeab/2.3.17



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