Haematological profile and parasitological survey of the domestic goats and camels of St Katherine, Sinai, Egypt

Abstract

Haematological estimations and faecal egg counts were made on 32 goats and 43 camel sampled from different wadis of St. Katherine Protectorate, Sinai, Egypt during August-September 2000. Erythrocyte counts, platelet counts, packed cell volume, haemoglobin concentration, mean corpuscular haemoglobin, mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration and total leukocyte counts were estimated. The percentage of neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, monocytes and lymphocytes were determined from differential counts of leukocytes. In both animals, platelet counts and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentrations showed significant differences among wadis; in goats, such differences were also present in total leukocyte counts and % of eosinophils. In goats, lymphocytes were more abundant than neutrophils in the blood. The prevalence of parasitic infection showed that 15% of the camels were infested with gastrointestinal helminths whereas 24% of goats were infested.


KEY WORDS: haematology, gastrointestinal helminths, goats, camels, Sinai, Egypt


Egyptian Journal of Biology Vol.4 2002: 101-109