Hematologic markers of stress resistance of service Belgian Shepherd Dog (Malinois)

Abstract The morphological composition, the level of thyroxine and cortisol in the blood and the crystallogram of blood serum in 36 service Belgian shepherd dogs (malinois) of specialized military kennels of Russia were studied. The tendencies of changes in the blood formula depending on age, season, gender, category of use were identified. In a physiologically mature age, malinois has a higher platelet count, hemoglobin. In repair (training) animals older than two years, the leukogram and crystallogram are more stable, regardless of the season, while the correlation with the hormones thyroxin... Mehr ...