Blood morphological and biochemical indices of Hereford heifers of the Finnish selection at the initial stage of adaptation to the Altai region's conditions

The dynamics of morphological and biochemical indicators of the blood received from heifers of Hereford breed of the Finnish selection who were delivered in “Nauka” breeding plant of Yegoryevsky district of Altai Region with new ecological and pro-duction conditions for them was studied. The blood testing of Finnish heifers was conducted in 1.5 and 2.5 months after their arrival in the farm and com-pared to the indices of the animals of the same breed adapted to local conditions. The quantity of erythrocytes, hemoglobin and leukocytes did not exceed physiological norm and was 6.3 higher (r