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ABSTRACT The proposal of this study was to determine the haematological and protein parameters of goats raised extensively in three regions of different orography and climate in the province of Salta. Haematological parameters were determined: haematocrit (Hct), red blood cell (RBC), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), heamoglobin (Hb), mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC), white blood cell (WBC), lymphocyte (L), neutrophil (N), eosinophil (E), basophil (B) and monocyte (M), and serological parameters: proteins, albumin and A/G ratio. Blood samples were taken by the jugular puncture from 61 animals of the mountain range region, 253 from the region of the valleys and Sub-Andean Mountain and 299 from the Chaco region. In general, the values obtained are within the reference parameters of the goat species. The study of one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed there was a significant effect of altitude on the following parameters: Hct, Hg, being higher in the animals from the mountain range environment. The values determined contribute to the knowledge of the reference range of haematological and protein values for goat raised in Salta, and can be used as health control.