Haematological and Serum Biochemical Parameters of Mature Harco Cocks Treated with Human Menopausal Gonadotrophin (Diclair) For Spermatogenesis

DOI: 10.22161/ijeab/2.1.54

Abstract:
Twenty sexually matured (24 weeks old) healthy Harco cocks were used to determine the effect of Gonadotrophin (Diclair®) on haematology and serum biochemistry. The cocks were divided into 4 treatment groups of 5 cocks per group identified as T1 (control) administered with 1ml physiological saline, T2, administered with 6.75i.u Diclair® and T4, administered with 20.25i.u Diclair®, with one cock per replicate in a completely Randomized Design (CRD). The injections were dividedinto three doses each and administered intramuscularly in the thigh for three consecutive days. One week after Diclair® treatments, five birds from each group were bled from the wing veins for haematology and serum biochemistry. Results of this study showed significant differences (P<0.05) among the treatment groups in all the haematological parameters except mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration and monocytes which were similar (P>0.05) among the treatment groups. Basophils were not detected among the treatment groups. The results further showed significant differences (P<0.05) among the treatment groups in the serum biochemical parameters except total serum protein which was similar (P>0.05) among the treatment groups. However, the values were within the normal ranges, indicating that Diclair® had no deleterious effect on these parameters.

Keywords:
Harco cocks, haematology, serum biochemistry, Diclair®.

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