Fig. 1

Effect of cattle breed on packed cell volume (a). Comparison of the mean of PCV of five indigenous cattle breeds examined. Effect of body condition score on packed cell volume (b). Animals were grouped as described in the section “Materials and Methods” without breed distinction and the PCVs were compared. Effect of age group on body condition score (c). Animal were grouped by age as described in in the section “Materials and Methods” and PCV was compared. Details of sample collections and processing are indicated in the section “Materials and Methods”