Hematology and serum biochemistry of European mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) in Croatia |
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| Authors: | Tomislav Mašek Dean Konjević Krešimir Severin Zdravko Janicki Marijan Grubešić Krešimir Krapinec Jelena Bojanc Željko Mikulec Alen Slavica |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Animal Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia;(2) Department for Game Biology, Pathology and Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia;(3) Department for Forest Protection & Wildlife Management, Faculty of Forestry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia;(4) Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia;(5) Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Heinzelova 55, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia |
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| Abstract: | The aim of the present study was to determine the reference intervals for the most commonly used hematological and biochemical parameters of European mouflon from a closed hunting ground in the eastern part of the Republic of Croatia. Blood samples were collected from 39 live, physically restrained, clinically normal European mouflon, as well as from 50 domestic sheep. The distribution of values within each parameter was determined and statistical differences in values between sexes were also determined. For each sample, 14 hematological and 18 biochemical parameters were analyzed. Hematology and biochemistry values of the European mouflon were also compared with the values of domestic sheep. In further studies, the established values might be useful for the health assessment of mouflon. |
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