HAEMATOLOGICAL AND SERUM ENZYME PROFILE OF NEONATAL HAMPSHIRE PIGLETS

ARUP KALITA¹*, P.C. KALITA², P.J. DOLEY³, O.P. CHOUDHARY⁴, H. DAS^5
1Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University, Aizawl, 796014 Mizoram, India
²Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University, Aizawl, 796014 Mizoram, India
³Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University, Aizawl, 796014 Mizoram, India
⁴Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University, Aizawl, 796014 Mizoram, India
⁵Department of Veterinary Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University, Aizawl, 796014 Mizoram
* Corresponding Author : hemenvet@rediffmail.com

Received : 13-06-2018     Accepted : 23-06-2018     Published : 30-06-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 12       Pages : 6436 - 6437
Int J Agr Sci 10.12 (2018):6436-6437

Keywords : Haematology, Serum biochemical, Neonatal piglet
Academic Editor : Dr Suren Kalita, Dr Amalendu Das, Dr Gitika
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University, Aizawl, 796014 Mizoram
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The present study was undertaken to study haematological and serum enzyme status of neonatal Hamshire piglets in first week of postnatal life. Eight numbers of apparently healthy Hampshire piglets, irrespective of sex were utilized. They were divided into two age groups of 0 day and 7 days, consisting of four animals in each group. One millilitre (1.0 mL) of blood was sampled from the anterior vena cava (vena cava cranialis) into sterile vacutaner beakers with disodium salt ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) as an anticoagulant for hematological analysis. Three millilitres (3.0 mL) of blood was sampled from the anterior vena cava. The WBC, neutrophil and haemoglobin counts were significantly lower (P<0.05) in 7 day old piglets. However, monocyte, basophil, MCHC and THR counts were significantly higher (P<0.05) in 7 day old piglets. The average RBC count was significantly lower (P<0.01) in 7 day old piglets. The lymphocyte, MCV and HCt counts were significantly higher (P<0.01) in 7 day old piglets. The SGPT and SGOT levels were significantly (P<0.05) higher in 7 day old piglets as compared to 0 day old piglets. Data generated may be of use to monitor the health of neonatal piglets.

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