Biochemical reference ranges for groups of ewes of different ages

Dubreuil, Pascal; Arsenault, Julie; Bélanger, Denise

doi:10.1136/vr.156.20.636

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“…An activity of serum AST enzymes was not affected by increase in age as this corroborates earlier findings of Dubreuil et al [14] who reported that increase in age does not evidently influence activities of serum AST and other related enzymes. Though effect of sexual dimorphism was not significant on the activities of AST enzyme in this study, the ram seems to have higher serum AST levels relative to ewe.…”

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Serum biochemical traits constitute important panels in the clinical diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of livestock diseases via the investigations of myriads of parameters influencing these biochemical references. Sixty clinically healthy animals of three extant breeds of Nigerian native sheep (20 Balami: 20 Yankassa and 20 Uda) were sampled to examine the roles of breed, age and sexual dimorphism on aspartate aminotransferase levels in the blood stream of tropically managed sheep. We present from our study that breed difference exerted no significance effect on serum aspartate aminotransferase levels of sheep considered but a numerically high levels were obtained in Yankassa (179.35±10.17 UI/dl) relative to the least serum AST levels obtained in Uda (157.68±7.16 IU/dl). Our findings revealed that sexual dimorphism had no marked influence on the serum AST levels examined but it was found that the AST levels in rams (176.09±8.52 IU/dl) were higher relative to the ewes (169.47±7.32 IU/dl). In the same trend, age had no evident influence on serum AST levels examined. Therefore, this study affirms that breed, age and sexual dimorphism do not provoke abnormally high levels of serum enzyme (AST) in the blood serum of sheep managed under tropical condition.

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“…Calcium and sodium levels obtained in our study were below the physiological standards cited by most authors (Jelinek et al,, 1996;Brugere-Picoux, 2002;Dubreuil et al, 2005), however, they remain within the range of values described by Baumgartner and Pernthaner (1994) for the calcium. The statistical study showed significant differences (p < 0.05) between ewes (pregnant versus lactating) Table 2.…”

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“…The phosphatemia found in pregnant and in multiparous ewes were below the standards reported by most authors (Brugere-Picoux, 2002;Dubreuil et al, 2005).…”

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“…(pregnant versus empty), and (lactating versus empty), however, these values remain within the range of international standards cited by most authors (Nelson and Guss, 1992;Radostits et al, 2000;Brugere-Picoux, 2002;Dubreuil et al, 2005) Table 1.…”

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“…Serum magnesium concentrations correspond to the standards reported in the literature, and the values recorded for potassium are within the range of international standards described by Brugere-Picoux (2002), but they are below the values reported by Jelinek et al (1996), and Dubreuil et al (2005).…”

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Influence of physiological stage and parity on energy, nitrogen and mineral metabolism parameters in the Ouled Djellal sheep in the Algerian Southeast arid area

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Investigations were conducted to determine the influence of physiological stage and parity on some indicators of energy, nitrogen and mineral metabolisms in sheep Ouled Djellal living in the Algerian Southeast arid area. The study was carried out on 100 clinically healthy multiparous and primiparous ewes, aged 2 to 7 years. The animals were divided into three ewe groups: Pregnant (P), lactating (L), and empty (E). Biochemical analysis of blood samples concerned the determination of the values of 11 metabolites [glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides, urea, total protein, albumin, calcium (Ca), phosphates (PO 4 ), sodium (Na), potassium (K), and magnesium (Mg)]. The results showed that pregnant ewes and multiparous ones have the lowest blood glucose levels and the highest proteinemia. However, the lowest total protein and albumin values were found in empty sheep. Cholesterol and triglyceride levels were the highest in lactating and primiparous ewes. In this study, the most important calcium levels were recorded in lactating ewes which showed the lowest magnesium levels. The pregnant ewes had the highest sodium levels and low phosphatemia. Potassium levels were comparable in all animals. Statistical analysis showed that the physiological stage has a significant influence (p < 0.05) on serum glucose, triglycerides, phosphorus and potassium levels and a highly significant effect (p < 0.001) on urea, and magnesium levels. No parity effect has been observed in our study.

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Biochemical reference ranges for groups of ewes of different ages

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