Table 3

Weeks (Post-infection)	Total serum proteins (Mean ± S.D.)*
	Kashmir Marino	Bakerwal	Corriedale
2	6.0±0.64^a	6.3±0.55^a	5.9±0.66^a
4	5.7±0.51^a	6.1±0.60^a	5.8±0.61^a
6	5.2±0.61^a	5.6±0.63^b	5.3±0.42^ab
8	5.0±0.48^a	5.5±0.58^b	5.1±0.62^ac
9	4.7±0.52^a	5.2±0.49^b	5.0±0.53^ab

Serum albumin: Values of SA remained similar in three sheep breeds from 2nd to 9th week post-infection with an exception of 6th week (Table 4). Maximum reduction in SA was recorded in KM (0.8 g/dl) followed by CD (0.6 g/dl) and BW (0.4 g/dl) sheep. BW and CD sheep, therefore tolerated better the effects of H. contortus infection on SA values

Table 3: Total serum proteins concentration (g/dl) experimental sheep breeds naturally infected with Haemonchus contortus.