Some biochemical parameters of Cerebrospinal fluid and Serum in clinically healthy Sudanese Cattle

Abstract

This study was undertaken to determine the values of some physiochemical parameters of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of healthy Sudanese steers and compare them with their corresponding serum values. The experimental animals were thirty clinically normal steers presented to the Slaughter House of The Animal Production Research Centre at Kuku. Cerebrospinal fluid samples were taken from the cisterna magna and blood was withdrawn from the jugular vein. Some electrolytes, metabolites and enzymes activities were determined in cerebrospinal fluid and serum. The mean values for CSF constituents were as follows; total protein(TP) (6.450.03mg/100ml), albumin (2.570.02mg/100ml), urea (17 . 9 70.25mg/100ml), Creatinine (1.170.021mg/100ml), glucose(47.670.26 mg/100ml), Na(104.871.57mmol/L), K(3.090.03mmol/L), Ca(5.480.03mmolL), and Mg (1.490.03mg/100ml)