INFLUENCE OF SEX ON THE NORMAL BLOOD PICTURE OF ADULT EGYPTIAN CAMEL (CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS)

Jugular blood was taken from 46 adult male and 42 adult female Arabian camels. Total white cell count was 22017 in male and 17517 per cu mm in female. The respective mean values were of as follows ; lymphocytes 49.3, 43.8; monocytes 4.5, 2.78; neutr phile 43.0, 50.0 acidophils 3.3, 1.21 and basophils 0.18, 0.26%. The diameter of the different types of white cells were for monocytes 14.25 H, eosinophils 8.7 u and basophiles 9.4 u. The neutrophiles were of two sizes small 8.1 u and large 11.3 u. The lymphocytes had also of three diameters: small 5.5 u. medium 7.4 u and large
10.1 ul.
The mean values of red cell count in mal: and female were 9.09 and 8.973 million per cu, mm. The percent of haemoglobin were 8.77% and 77.10%. The colour index were 0.887. The mean corpuscular haemoglobin were 15. 105 mg, 13.545 mg respectively. The red cell measurments were 8.3 X 3.45 u. The haematocrit values reached 3. 2015%, 2.96%while the mean corpuscular volume were 37.435 32.175 cu. u.
The sedimentation rates equal 2.977 mm after 3 hours and 6.21 mm after 6 hours in male and 3.033 mm after 3 hours and 6 hours in female.