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Abstract

Sixteen sexually matured (12 months old) healthy male turkeys were used to determine the effect of Gonadotrophin (Diclair®) on haematology and serum biochemistry. The turkeys were divided into 4 treatment groups of 4 turkeys per group, identified as T1 (control), administered with 1.00ml physiological saline, T2, administered with 13.50i.u Diclair®, T3, administered with 27.00 i.uDiclair® and T4, administered with 40.50i.u Diclair®, with one turkey per replicate in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD). The injections were divided into three doses each and administered intramuscularly in the thigh for three consecutive days. One week after Diclair® treatments, four turkeys from each group were bled from the wing veins for haematology and serum biochemistry. The results of the study showed significant differences (P<0.05) among the treatment groups in all the haematological parameters except eosinophils which were similar (P>0.05) among the treatment groups. Basophils were not detected among the treatment groups. The results further showed significant differences (P<0.05) among the treatment groups in all the serum biochemical parameters. However, the values were within the normal ranges indicating that Diclair® had no deleterious effects on these parameters.