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Pica is one of the disorders with a high potential to induce numerous damages such as poisoning, impaction of gastrointestinal tract, botulism and weight loss in ruminant farms. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of intramuscular injection of cyanocobalamin-iron dextran (Cyanoferrin) on the initial parameters of haemogram and serum minerals in 20-day-old goat kids with Pica. The study was performed on 10 heads of 20-day-old mixed breed goat kids without Pica and 10 heads of 20-day-old mixed breed goat kids with Pica. The Pica unaffected group received isotonic saline treatment (one intramuscular injection, 3 ml) and the Pica affected group received Cyanoferrin treatment (one intramuscular injection, 3 ml). Before treatment and 10 days after treatment, blood samples were collected from all goat kids to determine CBC (complete blood cell count) and serum minerals. Data were analyzed using one-way repeated measures ANOVA and Post-hoc Tukey test at 95% confidence level. In goat kids with Pica, blood PCV, Hb and MCV and serum iron were significantly lower than goat kids without Pica (p

Pica is one of the disorders that has high potential for inducing various damages such as poisoning, digestive accumulation, botulism, weakening of the immune system, weight loss, etc. in ruminants farms and for years, the researcher has encountered this problem in lambs. The present study was conducted to compare the effect of Microvit supplementation and Ferrodrop oral drops on the primary parameters of homogram and serum minerals in 20-days-old healthy and with Pica lams. This clinical trial was performed on 10-headed 20-days-old lambs mixed-breed without Pica and 10-headed 20-day-old lambs mixed-breed with Pica. Both groups received 2 types of oral therapy including Microvit supplementation (7 days, 0/5 g / l of consuming water) and oral furuderap drops (4 days, 300 mg/day in consuming milk). Before starting treatment and after each treatment, blood and serum samples were taken from lambs and sent to the laboratory for determination of CBC and serum mineral elements. Data were analyzed by SPSS statistical software using repeated measures ANOVA at 95% confidence level. In patients with Pica blood Hb, MCV and MCHC and serum iron was less than nonpatients (p0/05), and Pica was not treated in patients (p>0/05). Treatment with furuderap increased the blood Hb, MCV and MCHC and serum iron levels, significantly and Pica was treated in patients (p