Clinico-haematological features of dermatophilosis in indigenious breeds of cattle in Ibadan, Nigeria

Olaogun, Sunday Charles; Jeremiah, Olalekan Taiwo

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“…No changes in blood profiles were observed in sick elephants with GI, MS, eye, or wound problems. Previous case reports also showed no changes in hematology and serum chemistries in Asian elephants with GI issues [137], MS problems [138], or abscesses [139], although they have been noted in other species: colic in horses [140], lameness in goats [141], and abscesses in rats [142]. Hematology assessments are generally lacking in reports related to eye conditions (including corneal ulcers) in Asian elephants [130,143]; in horses with simple corneal ulcers, no changes in the hematological parameters were noted [144,145].…”

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Measures of Oxidative Status Markers in Relation to Age, Sex, and Season in Sick and Healthy Captive Asian Elephants in Thailand

Kosaruk

Brown

Towiboon

et al. 2023

Animals

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Oxidative stress is a pathological condition that can have adverse effects on animal health, although little research has been conducted on wildlife species. In this study, blood was collected from captive Asian elephants for the assessment of five serum oxidative status markers (reactive oxygen species (ROS) concentrations; malondialdehyde, MDA; albumin; glutathione peroxidase, GPx; and catalase) in healthy (n = 137) and sick (n = 20) animals. Health problems consisted of weakness, puncture wounds, gastrointestinal distress, eye and musculoskeletal problems, and elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus hemorrhagic disease (EEHV-HD). Fecal samples were also collected to assess glucocorticoid metabolites (fGCMs) as a measure of stress. All data were analyzed in relation to age, sex, sampling season, and their interactions using generalized linear models, and a correlation matrix was constructed. ROS and serum albumin concentrations exhibited the highest concentrations in aged elephants (>45 years). No sex differences were found for any biomarker. Interactions were observed for age groups and seasons for ROS and catalase, while GPx displayed a significant interaction between sex and season. In pairwise comparisons, significant increases in ROS and catalase were observed in summer, with higher ROS concentrations observed only in the adult female group. Lower catalase activity was exhibited in juvenile males, subadult males, adult females, and aged females compared to subadult and adult elephants (males and females) in winter and the rainy season. There was a positive association between catalase activity and fGCMs (r = 0.23, p < 0.05), and a number of red blood cell parameters were positively associated with several of these biomarkers, suggesting high oxidative and antioxidative activity covary in red cells (p < 0.05). According to health status, elephants with EEHV-HD showed the most significant changes in oxidative stress markers, with MDA, GPx, and catalase being higher and albumin being lower than in healthy elephants. This study provides an analysis of understudied health biomarkers in Asian elephants, which can be used as additional tools for assessing the health condition of this species and suggests age and season may be important factors in data interpretation.

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Measures of Oxidative Status Markers in Relation to Age, Sex, and Season in Sick and Healthy Captive Asian Elephants in Thailand

Kosaruk

Brown

Towiboon

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“…Olaogun and Jeremiah [23] reported that, in cattle infected with dermatophilosis, the RBC counts, Hgb concentrations and Htc values decreased, while the WBC counts increased with increasing severity of the infection. Tresamol and Saseendranath [24] determined that, when compared with the control animals, cattle with dermatophilosis showed lower mean WBC and RBC counts and Hgb concentrations.…”

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Clinical, Haematological and Biochemical Findings in Sheep Naturally Infected with Dermatophilus congolensis

Şimşek

Koçhan

Yesilmen

2022

Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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D ermatophilus congolensis infection in sheep is manifested as matted tufting, entanglement, hardening and loss of wool, and thickening and itching of the skin, altogether which eventually results in economic losses. We investigated the clinical, hematological and biochemical findings in sheep naturally infected with Dermatophilus congolensis. For this purpose, 35 infected Akkaraman sheep (aged: 3-4 years, belonging to a flock of 200 animals) were referred to Prof. Dr. Servet SEKIN Polyclinic of the Dicle University, Veterinary Faculty with various skin problems were included. The infected sheep presented with crusted skin lesions, matted wool tufts, alopecia, and pruritus. Their biochemical serum analyses revealed increased serum alkaline phosphatase, alanine aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, blood urea nitrogen, total protein, albumin and calcium levels, and decreased creatinine, sodium and potassium levels in comparison with the control animals. The infected animals were treated with parenteral amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (Synulox ® -Zoetis; 8.75 mg/kg body weight, i.m., once daily for 5 days) and local povidone-iodine (Batimer ® -Esmira) administration, and observed for response to the treatment regimen. We found that Dermatophilus congolensis infection causes skin and wool damage in sheep, along with alteration in the serum biochemical parameters.

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“…The clinical parameters evaluated include estimated life weight (kg), respiratory rate (breaths minG 1 ), rectal temperature (°C), blood pressure (mmHg), heart rate (beats minG 1 ) and pulse rate (beats minG 1 ) as previously adopted by Olaogun et al 9,10 . Weight was estimated through measurement of girth circumference and length with appropriate formula 11 .…”

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Clinical, Enzymatic and Hormonal Profile of Apparently Healthy Polo Horses in Ibadan Nigeria

Olaogun,

Akinniyi,

Adedokun

2023

Res. J. Vet. Sci

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Background and Objective: Clinical examination and other diagnostic procedures, including enzymatic and hormonal assays, are important in equine medicine for disease diagnosis, assessing the extent of damage and monitoring the response to therapy. The study sought to establish the baseline data for some clinical, enzymatic and hormonal parameters and compare them between different ages, breeds and sexes. Materials and Methods: A total of 40 apparently healthy polo horses were sampled in Ibadan, Oyo State. Clinical parameters were recorded, blood was drawn through the jugular vein and serum was analysed for enzyme and hormone profiles. The student's t-test was used to compare these parameters and significance was taken at p = 0.05. Results: The results revealed more crossbred, female and adult horses in Ibadan, Nigeria. Significantly higher respiratory rate in crossbred horses compared to Sudanese breeds with (31.20±5.93) and (27.20±2.70) was observed, respectively. The respiratory rate was also significantly higher in young horses (34.00±8.49) compared to adult horse sand the adult (27.56±3.03). The values of prolactin, progesterone and oestrogen were significantly higher in female horses compared to males. Conclusion: There was a higher population of crossbred, female and adult horses in Ibadan. There were variations in the clinical, enzyme and hormonal values among different ages, sexes and breeds of horses, especially the enzymatic parameters, which seem to be proportionally increasing with the increase in the age of horses in Ibadan, Nigeria.

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Clinico-haematological features of dermatophilosis in indigenious breeds of cattle in Ibadan, Nigeria

Cited by 5 publications

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Measures of Oxidative Status Markers in Relation to Age, Sex, and Season in Sick and Healthy Captive Asian Elephants in Thailand

Measures of Oxidative Status Markers in Relation to Age, Sex, and Season in Sick and Healthy Captive Asian Elephants in Thailand

Clinical, Haematological and Biochemical Findings in Sheep Naturally Infected with Dermatophilus congolensis

Clinical, Enzymatic and Hormonal Profile of Apparently Healthy Polo Horses in Ibadan Nigeria

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