Table 1.

Cellular composition of the bone marrow of female (n=8) and male (n=8) pheasant.

Cells (%)	Female	Male	Cells (%)	Female	Male	Cells (%)	Female	Male
Rubriblast	1.88 ± 0.26	2.42 ± 0.42	Myeloblast	0.66 ± 0.16	0.50 ± 0.18	Mitotic cell	0.77 ±0. 22	0.57 ± 0.20
Prorubricyte	6.89 ± 0.42	7.00 ± 0.61	Promyelocyte	4.11 ± 0.35	3.86 ± 0.34	Osteoclast	0.66 ± 0.23	0.71 ± 0.28
Basophilic rubricyte	5.44 ± 0.44	4.57 ±0. 57	Myelocyte, basophilic	6.78 ± 0.22	7.70 ± 0.27	Plasma cell	0.66 ± 0.16	0.71 ± 0.28
Early polychromatophilic rubricyte	22.11 ± 0.51	21.71 ± 0.68	Myelocyte	27.22 ± 0.32	27.57 ± 0.71	Thrombocyte	1.44 ± 0.19	1.42 ± 0.36
Late polychromatophilic rubricyte	6.33 ± 0.23	6.14 ± 0.45	Metamyelocyte	6.44 ± 0.37	6.57 ± 0.57	Monocyte	0.44 ± 0.17	1.00 ± 0.21
Total erythroid cells	42.65 ± 0.37	41.84 ± 0.54	Band cell	6.00 ± 0.28	5.14 ±0. 26	Lymphocyte	0.55 ± 0.18	0.71 ± 0.28
			Heterophil	0.44 ± 0.17	1.00 ± 0.30	Degenerate cell	0.56 ± 0.17	0.57 ± 0. 20
			Eosinophil	0.55 ± 0.17	0.57 ± 0.20	Total other cells	5.08 ± 0.19	5.69 ± 0.26
			Basophil	-	0.14 ± 0.14	M/E ratio	1.24 ± 0.36	-
			Total myeloid cells	52.20 ± 0.23	53.05 ± 0.33