Versatile analysis of some biochemical profiles, hematological parameters and macromineral concentrations of sheep

Abstract

Biochemical, whole blood hematological and macro-mineral values are critical health and disease status parameters, which depend on animals’ conditions, age, gender, breed, region, husbandry, geographical differences, seasonal changes, rearing location and diet. This exhaustive study was designed and applied with this point of view in mind. All parameters were measured in blood samples obtained from healthy Akkaraman sheep, composed of lambs and adults of both sexes. Analyses of the parameters were carried out with commercial assay kits and each parameter described in the commercial kit procedures. In the current study, when comparing the values of the biochemical variables, a significant difference (P