Table 1: Haematological responses of WAD goats before and at time intervals after epidural administration of 1mg/kg Ropivacaine hydrochloride. Data are expressed as Mean ± Standard deviation.

Parameters/Time(hour)

PCV (%)

RBC (×106/μL)

Hb (g/dL)

WBC (/μL)

PLT

N

L

0

38.7±1.7

8367±684

12.8±0.8

7143±1027

426667±61734

65.3±2.9

34±2.9

1 hour

40.3±0.9

9183±222

13.6±0.4

7307±501.1

355000±40104

69±2.5

30±1.5

2 hours

38.3±1.2

8260±585

12.5±0.4

6550±900.5

326667±68880

62.7±1.2

36.7±1.5

3 hours

39.3±1.9

7417±120

12.8±0.8

6677±783.2

378333±111592

58.3±2.0*

40.±2.2*

PCV: Packed Cell Volume; L: Lymphocytes; RBC: Red Blood Cell; Hb: Haemoglobin; WBC: White Blood Cell; PLT: Platelets; N: Neutrophils.