Table 5.

Blood parameters as affected by major genes.

Trait	Gene function						Ambient temperature	Reference
	NaNa	Nana	FF	Ff	Na/-F/-	dw
Total protein		+22.8		+30.2			20	Fathi et al., 2005
	+6.1	+4.1					32°C	Galal, 2008
		+17.6		15.4	+13.4		26	Mahrous et al., 2008
		+6.4					>12	Rajkumar et al., 2011
		−1.8					<45
Albumen		+31.6		+26.3			20	Fathi et al., 2005
							32°C	Galal, 2008
Globulin		+10.4		+35.6			20	Fathi et al., 2005
	+19.8	+11.0					32°C	Galal, 2008
		+104.5		+38.5	+98.9		26	Mahrous et al., 2008
	−15.3	−9.5						Rajkumar et al., 2010
Total cholesterol		−3.8		−7.0	−5.7		29–34°C	Mahrous and El-Dlebshany, 2011
	−11.5						>12°C	Rajkumar et al. 2011
	−11.5						˂45°C
LDL	−32.7	−13.4						Rajkumar et al., 2010
HDL	+19.5	+16.5
Hematocrit	+2.5	+1.0					32°C	Galal, 2008
H/L ratio		+14.21		+7.45			24°C	Fathi et al., 2005
		+15.4					>12°C	Rajkumar et al. 2011
		−12.7					˂45°C

Blank cell indicates data not available.

Gene function = (genotype having a mutation –normal case/normal case) × 100; LDL; low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; H/L, Heterophils/ Lymphocytes ratio.