Hematology and biochemistry of pure and crossed rabbits [electronic resource].

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The present study was conducted to evaluate fhysiologically 16 crosses between 4 breeds of rabbits. The breeds tested were Baladi Red (BR), Chinchilla Giganta (ChG), French Giant Papillion (FGP) and Simenwar (S). A total number of 6144 blood samples were collected to detect effects of age of kits, mating type, month of kindling and sex. The traits evaluated were; haematological parameters; (red blood cells count (RBCs), hemoglobin concentration (Hb), haematocrit value (Ht %)) and biochemical parameters of plasma; total protein (TP), albumin (Alb), globulin concentration (Glo), albumin/globulin ratio (Alb/Glo) and triglycerides (TG). Age of kits showed effects significant (P≤ 0.001, 0.01 or 0.05 ) on RBCs, Hb, Ht %, TP and TG, Glo, Alb/Glo ratio and Alb.BR or its crosses showed high values of RBCs, Hb and Ht %. The crossbred litters that obtained from mating BR and FGP rabbits had the highest Glo values. BR or FGP with other breeds had an obvious improvement in Glo. Rabbits which were born in May-June months had the highest values of TP and its fractions (Alb and Glo). Sex had no significant effect on all parameters studied.

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