Effect of heat stress on haemato-biochemical and corticosterone level of coloured synthetic broiler male line

Abstract

The present study aimed to determine haemato-biochemical constituents and corticosterone level of synthetic coloured broiler male line affected with heat stress. We hypothesized that haemoglobin (Hb), Packed cell volume (PCV), total erythrocyte count (TEC), lymphocyte and eosinophil values were significantly higher in control whereas total leucocyte count (TLC), heterophil and basophil were significantly higher in heat stress group. Additionally, Heterophil/Lymphocyte (H/L) ratio in heat stress group was observed to be highly significant (p