title: Histomorphometric study on blood cells in male adult ostrich.
abstract: In order to perform a histomorphometric study of blood cells in male adult ostrich, blood samples were obtained from jugular vein of 10 clinically healthy male adult ostriches (2 - 3 years old). The slides were stained with the Giemsa methods and the smears were evaluated for cellular morphology, with cellular size being determined by micrometry. The findings of this study revealed that the shape of the cell, cytoplasm and nucleus of erythrocytes in male adult ostriches were similar to those in other birds such as quails, chickens, Iranian green-head ducks.
authors: Department of Basic Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran;
authors: Mina
authors: M
authors: Tadjalli
authors: Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
authors: Saeed
authors: S
authors: Nazifi
authors: Department of Basic Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran;
authors: Behrokh
authors: B
authors: Marzban Abbasabadi
authors: Department of Basic Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran;
authors: Banafsheh
authors: B
authors: Majidi
keywords: Blood cells; Histomorphometry; Iran; Ostrich
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