Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
DOI
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Abstract
This study was carried out on 80 healthy, four-year-old Holstein dairy cows bred in the Bursa region. Twenty of them were in the dry period and the rest were in the lactation period. Days 48-51, 147-161 and 180+ of the lactation period were considered the first, second and third stages, respectively. Blood samples were analysed for packed cell volume, red blood cell count, haemoglobin values, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and white blood cell count. There was a statistically significant effect of dry period and lactation on blood parameters except MCV and white blood cell count .
Keywords
Cow, blood parameters, dry period, lactation stages
First Page
645
Last Page
649
Recommended Citation
GALİP, NURTEN; AYDIN, CENK; and POLAT, ÜMİT (2002) "The Effects of Dry Period and Various Lactation Stages on Some Blood Parameters in Holstein Cows in the Bursa Region," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 26: No. 3, Article 31. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol26/iss3/31
