HEMATOLOGICAL STUDIES IN INDIAN DEER - Axis axis
G. Shanthi, D Balasubramaniam, Pugazhenthan Thangaraju, Ramaprasad Srinivasan · 2012
The blood cell profile of captive sedated chital deer r evealed a sickle shaped Red Blood Cell (RBC) with the total count of 5.07 ± 0.73 x 10 6 per cu. mm, the Hemoglobin (Hb) concentration of 10.92 ± 1.56 gm/dl, Packed Cell V olume (PCV) of 34.00 ± 5.19, Mean Corpuscular V olume (MCV) of 65.4 ± 1.46, Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) of 21.65 ± 0.21 and a total White Blood Corpuscles (WBC) was 9.1 ± 1.23 x 10 3 per cu. mm. The hematological pr ofile showed a slightly higher concentration of erythrocyte parameters and indices in females than males. A lower mean total RBC count in our study when compared to other reported hematological profile may be due to factors such as species difference, nutritional status, method of restraint and time of year, age and agro climate conditions that might have interacted with the hemopoiesis.