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Establishing reference intervals for haematological and biochemical blood variables in Lika pramenka sheep

Haematological and blood biochemical parameters are key elements for routine assessment of animal health status, with implications in animal production and food safety. However, only reliable reference intervals of haematological and biochemical blood parameters can provide the basis for accurate interpretation of the obtained blood results. Haematological and biochemical blood values critically dependent on living conditions, region, husbandry, rearing location, and diet. The aim of this study was to determine reliable reference intervals for selected important and informative haematological and blood biochemical parameters for female Croatian indigenous sheep breed Lika pramenka. We used several advanced statistical methods and assessed their applicability to determination of relevant reference intervals under conditions specific to indigenous sheep breeding. Results show that reference intervals from the available literature are orientational but not adequate for specific challenges encountered in raising indigenous breeds in their natural habitat. This was illustrated by a large number of clinically healthy animals with blood parameter values falling outside the reference intervals given in the sources available previously

indigenous breeds, reference interval, haematology, biochemical parameters

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