The haematology of Persian fallow deer was studied and the means of various parameters were determined for sex and age groups. For total samples, the mean + standard deviation of haematological parameters were: red blood cells (RBC), 7.42 + 1.27 6 1012/l; haematocrit (PCV), 38.83 + 7.38%; haemoglobin (Hb), 148.0 + 17.3 g/l; mean cell volume (MCV), 50.84 +7.26 fl; mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH), 20.17 + 1.98 pg; mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC), 38.71 + 3.88%; white blood cells (WBC) 3.200 + 1.697 6 109/l; neutrophils, 1.410 + 0.446 6 109/l, lymphocytes, 1.382 + 1.116 6 109/l, monocytes, 0.048 + 0.100 6 109/l, eosinophils, 0.341 + 0.339 6 109/l, basophils, 0.009 + 0.005 6 109/l, neutrophil:lymphocyte ratio (N:L), 2.11 + 2; platelets, 354.8 + 116.62 6 109/l and fibrinogen, 2.855 + 1.126 g/l. Three types of haemoglobin were separated by electrophoresis: HbC with higher migration, HbB and HbA with lowest movement. Significant differences were seen for RBC, MCV, MCH, HbC, and HbB concentrations between sexes.

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