Table 2.

Erythrocytic parameters of young and adult domestic pigeons.

Parameter	Mean ± SD		Range
	2–7 weeks	>7 weeks	2–7 weeks	>7 weeks
Packed cells volume (%)	40.23 ± 3.10a	45.70 ± 4.09b	32.00–45.00	36.0–53.0
Haemoglobin concentration (g/dL)	12.11 ± 1.53a	14.18 ± 1.47b	9.46–14.76	9.73–16.45
Erythrocyte count (× 1012/L)	3.29 ± 0.39a	3.98 ± 0.32b	2.73–4.19	2.99–4.53
Mean corpuscular volume (fL)	126.7 ± 13.21a	115.20 ± 11.10b	99.75–150.2	90.23–150.5
Mean corpuscular haemoglobin (pg)	37.21 ± 6.00a	35.77 ± 4.02a	24.61–51.67	21.91–48.56
Mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (g/dL)	29.34 ± 3.43a	31.22 ± 3.77a	22.52–37.36	18.71–40.33

Values with different superscript alphabet for the same parameter differ significantly at p < 0.05.