Effect Of Different Management Environment On Hematological Perfomance In West African Dwarf (WAD) Goats

Abstract

This study was carried out to assess the effect of management environment on heamatological performance of West African Dwarf goats reared under different management system commonly adopted by farmers in Nigeria (i.e. extensive, semi-intensive and intensive system). The experiment was laid out in a completely randomized design using fifteen (15) West African Dwarf (WAD) goats. Result from the experiment shows that PCV and Hb values were significantly (P<0.05) influenced by management system. This value ranges from 28.3±1.50 to 31.3±2.52% for PCV and 8.93±0.45 to 10.3±1.57 g/dl for Hb. whereas other parameters such as RBCs, MCHC, WBCs shows no significant (P>0.05) differences in their values. Total serum protein and Serum glucose reveals significant (P<0.05) differences in their values too, with intensively reared goats having higher serum values. This value also ranged from 7.14±0.51 to 8.51±0.30 g/dl for total serum protein and 47.75±3.35 to 61.16±3.47mg/dl for glucose respectively. It was concluded that intensively reared goats have better heamatological performance compared with extensively reared goats.