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The comparison between FAMACHA© chart scores and blood parameters in goats raised under intensive and semi-intensive systems

Murat Yilmaz1*, Turgay Taskin 2, Husnu Erbay Bardakcioglu3 and Muharrem Balkaya4

1Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Adnan Menderes University Aydin, Turkey
2Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ege University Izmir, Turkey
3Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Adnan Menderes University Aydin, Turkey
4Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Adnan Menderes University Aydin, Turkey

 
Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess the severity of anemia by using FAMACHA© chart and to compare the scores of FAMACHA© chart with some blood parameters in order to determine the anemia level in Saanen goats in intensive and semi intensive farm conditions. The FAMACHA© chart score results were compared to Red Blood Cells (RBC), Hemoglobin (HGB), Hematocrit (HCT), Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV), Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH), Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC). FAMACHA© chart score was determined by using subjective score for the color of the inner eyelid. The relationships between FAMACHA© chart score and some blood parameters (RBC, HGB, HCT and MCH) were found statistically significant (P<0.05). Scorings of the conjunctiva color of goats were evaluated on a 1-5 scales according to FAMACHA© chart. It was found that RBC, HGB, HCT gradually decreased as the scores moved up from 1 towards 5. The FAMACHA© chart could be used to classify the anemic animals in terms of severity and, it can be used for screening of anemia at farm condition, regardless of the cause of anemia.

Keywords: Anemia; FAMACHA© chart; Saanen goats
 
To cite this article: Yilmaz M, T Taskin, HE Bardakcioglu and M Balkaya, 2016. The comparison between FAMACHA© chart scores and blood parameters in goats raised under intensive and semi-intensive systems. Res. Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 6(3): 96-100.
 
 
 
 

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