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The comparison between FAMACHA©
chart scores and blood parameters in goats raised under intensive and
semi-intensive systems
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Murat Yilmaz1*, Turgay Taskin 2, Husnu Erbay
Bardakcioglu3
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Muharrem Balkaya4 |
1Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture,
Adnan Menderes University Aydin, Turkey
2Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture,
Ege University Izmir, Turkey
3Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary
Medicine, Adnan Menderes University Aydin, Turkey
4Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary
Medicine, Adnan Menderes University Aydin, Turkey
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Abstract |
The objective of this study was to assess the
severity of anemia by using FAMACHA©
chart and to compare the scores of FAMACHA© chart with some
blood parameters in order to determine the anemia level in Saanen goats
in intensive and semi intensive farm conditions. The FAMACHA©
chart score results were compared to Red Blood Cells (RBC), Hemoglobin
(HGB), Hematocrit (HCT), Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV), Mean Corpuscular
Hemoglobin (MCH), Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC).
FAMACHA© chart score was determined by using subjective score
for the color of the inner eyelid. The relationships between FAMACHA©
chart score and some blood parameters (RBC, HGB, HCT and MCH) were found
statistically significant (P<0.05). Scorings of the conjunctiva color of
goats were evaluated on a 1-5 scales according to FAMACHA©
chart. It was found that RBC, HGB, HCT gradually decreased as the scores
moved up from 1 towards 5. The FAMACHA© chart could be used
to classify the anemic animals in terms of severity and, it can be used
for screening of anemia at farm condition, regardless of the cause of
anemia.
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Keywords:
Anemia; FAMACHA©
chart; Saanen goats |
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To cite this article:
Yilmaz M, T Taskin, HE Bardakcioglu
and
M Balkaya, 2016.
The
comparison between FAMACHA© chart scores and blood parameters
in goats raised under intensive and semi-intensive systems.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 6(3): 96-100. |
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