The Influence of air pollution over some blood parameters of sheep in Kütahya

THE INFLUENCE OF AIR POLLUTION OVER SOME BLOOD PARAMETERS OF SHEEP IN KÜTAHYA îlker Özcan ErtOrk Biology Department, M.S. Thesis, 2002 Supervisor : Assist Prof. Hayri DAYIO?LU SUMMARY In this study, the blood values of dağlıç sheep, a kind of fat tailed sheep, which live in two different regions and is similar in the age, race and growing features were compared. The values of leucocytes and lymphoctytes were found strikingly higher than normal level of the sheep which were grown in the regions of dense pollution. (PO.Ol)On the other hand, the lower values were obtained in the amounts and indexes of erythrocyte and hemoglobin reaching 8 % to 79 % which did nor arrive the considerable proportions in statistical meanings. It is observed that the pollution of environment led the negative and remarkable changes in the chemsitry of blood in sheep. Key Words: Air Pollution, Hemoglobin, Indexes of Erythrocyte, Leucocyte, Lymphocyte. Sheep.