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Table 5 Haematological values of transhumance Baruwal sheep

From: Haematological changes in transhumant Baruwal sheep (Ovis aries) grazing in the western Himalayan mountains in Nepal

Parameters

High altitude

Low altitude

SEM

Male

Female

Male

Female

< 1 year

> 1 year

< 1 year

> 1 year

< 1 year

> 1 year

< 1 year

> 1 year

RBC × 106/μl

10.05ab

9.00abc

11.48a

9.75ab

6.15bc

5.34c

6.46bc

5.34c

0.51

WBC × 103/μl

6.78c

5.66c

7.66bc

5.16c

10.29ab

10.40ab

10.16ab

11.85a

0.43

Lym%

56.50a

60.74a

67.31a

64.70a

61.15a

72.10a

58.06a

71.30a

2.16

Mid%

18.46ab

19.06ab

15.80ab

17.50ab

21.76a

13.08b

18.75ab

19.90ab

0.86

Gra%

25.03a

20.22a

16.80a

17.75a

17.33a

14.62a

23.55a

8.80a

1.74

  1. Superscript roman letters a-c in the same row indicated significant differences (p < 0.05) between altitude × age × sex interaction means according to the statistical model