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

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Table 7 The erythrocyte parameters in accordance with the site, age, sex, and their interactions

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
Hb, g/dl	17.05^ab	15.68^abc	17.53^a	14.45^bcd	12.88^cd	12.92^cd	12.13^d	14.35^bcd	0.43
HCT/PCV, %	39.49^a	34.64^a	40.68^a	31.59^ab	23.52^bc	20.67^c	23.12^bc	21.18^bc	1.56
MCV, %	39.87^a	39.20^a	37.30^a	34.50^a	38.87^a	39.40^a	38.50^a	39.50^a	0.62
MCH, pg	17.62^ab	18.14^ab	16.80^a	17.20^ab	22.05^ab	24.16^a	21.25^ab	24.10^a	0.73
MCHC, g/dl	43.93^d	45.72c^d	44.03^d	47.70^bcd	56.58^abc	62.32^a	58.65^ab	60.75^a	1.55
MPV, fl	15.92^a	16.88^a	14.51^a	11.45^a	17.66^a	18.88^a	16.21^a	19.70^a	0.83

SEM standard error of the mean
Superscript roman letters a-d in the same row indicated significant differences (p < 0.05) between altitude × age × sex interaction means according to the statistical model