Comparison of serum biochemistry and haematology values in captive and free-ranging wild boar (Sus scrofa)

Pitorri, Francesca; Carmichael, Nick; Massei, Giovanna; Coats, Julia; Cowan, David P.; Brash, Matthew; Williams, Tim

doi:10.1007/s00580-014-1891-0

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“…The effect of the stressors on calcium levels may be an indirect result of the effect on phosphorous or on lipolysis. In pigs, 10% of serum calcium is bound to non-protein anions such as phosphate and the calcium changes could be due to the higher formation of calcium and phosphate complexes [ 57 ]. Hypocalcemia was prevalent among fasting male and female pigs from control gilts and fasting pigs from PRRSV-infected gilts.…”

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Biochemistry and Immune Biomarkers Indicate Interacting Effects of Pre- and Postnatal Stressors in Pigs across Sexes

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The effects of maternal immune activation (MIA) elicited by a prenatal stressor and postnatal metabolic or immune stressors on chemical and inflammatory biomarkers were studied in male and female pigs. Pigs exposed to MIA elicited by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and matching controls were assigned at two months of age to fasting stress, immune stress, or a saline group. The serum levels of over 30 chemistry and immune analytes were studied. Significantly low levels of blood urea nitrogen were detected in females exposed to MIA, while the highest creatinine levels were identified in fasting females exposed to MIA. The levels of interferon gamma and interleukin 8 were highest in pigs exposed to postnatal immune challenge. The profiles suggest that MIA may sensitize pigs to postnatal stressors for some indicators while making them more tolerant of other stressors. Effectiveness of practices to ameliorate the impact of postnatal stressors on the physiology of the pig could be enhanced by considering the prenatal stress circumstances.

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