Hematological and Metabolic Profiles in Sheep at Al-Qadisiyah province, Iraq

Chiad, Akila; Hussain, Muthanna

doi:10.29079/qjvms.2026.170704.1180

	Hematological and Metabolic Profiles in Sheep at Al-Qadisiyah province, Iraq
Al-Qadisiyah Journal of Veterinary Medicine Sciences
Volume 25, Issue 1, May 2026, Pages 161-168 PDF (333.14 K)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.29079/qjvms.2026.170704.1180
Authors
Akila Chiad¹; Muthanna Hussain^* ²
¹self employed
²Department of Internal Medicine/ College of Veterinary Medicine/ university of Al-Qadisiyah
Abstract
Aims: This study aimed to investigate the hematological indices [complete blood picture (CBC)] as well as serum minerals (calcium (Ca), copper (Cu), magnesium (Mg), selenium (Se), and zinc (Zn) and Vitamin E (Vit E) in sheep in various areas at Al-Qadisiyah province (Iraq). Methodology: Totally, 50 sheep were selected from Afak, Al-Sanyea, Al-Daghara, Nuffer, and Al-Diwaniyah during August 2025. Post clinical examination, venous blood samples were collected from all study animals, divided into without- and with- anticoagulant tubes, and used to measurement of CBC by automatic blood analyzer, and serologically to determine the minerals and vitamin using the Colorimetric Assay. Results: The findings revealed that there was a significant reduction in values of Ca, Cu, Mg, Vit E, and Zinc with normal range in selenium. Hematologically, the findings of red blood cells (RBC) and white blood cells (WBC) were normal. Conclusion: Sheep has obvious metabolic deficiency in Calcium, Copper, Magnesium, Zinc and Vitamin E. Selenium was within normal range. Consequently, sheep were more susceptible to infection with deficit in blood content.
Keywords
Minerals; Vitamins. Serum; calcium; selenium

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