Effect of age, sex, physical activity and meteorological factors on haematological parameters of donkeys (Equus asinus).
The review examines the role of blood in homeostasis, diagnosis and treatment of disease as influenced by meteorological stress factors, age, sex and physical activity of the donkeys. Haematological parameters play a crucial role in clinical diagnosis of infectious and parasitic diseases, in assessing the responses of donkeys to treatment and in prevention of diseases. The changes in blood values are important in evaluating the responses of the animals to various physiologic conditions. In conclusion, haematological values of donkeys are largely influenced by age, sex, physical factors of the environment and physical activity, and consideration of the factors will aid accurate diagnosis and therapeutic evaluation of equine diseases.
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, PMB 1045, Zaria, Nigeria.
Friday Ocheja
FO
Zakari
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, PMB 1045, Zaria, Nigeria.
Joseph Olusegun
JO
Ayo
National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI), Ahmadu Bello University, PMB 1096, Zaria, Nigeria.
Peter Ibrahim
PI
Rekwot
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, PMB 1045, Zaria, Nigeria.
Mohammed Umar
MU
Kawu
Age; Donkeys; Haematological parameters; Physical activity; Sex