clinicobiochemical studies on pregnancy toxaemia in sheep in sharkia governorante

Abstract: This study was carried out on 40 pergnant toxaemic native breed ewes they were obtained from a private sheep farm in sharki governorate and 10 clinically healthy pregant ewes from another farm ( served as a control group all amimals were in a late stage of pergnancy this work was done to study clinical and biochemical changes in ewes suffering from manifestations of pregnancy toxaemia as these alterations may help prediction orf the disease the diseased ewes were divided into two group according to clinical findings : group 1 : moderately affected group 2 : severely affected , each group comprised 20 ewes the clinical findings were recorded two blood sample were taken from each of the healthy control and diseased animals first blood sample was taken on sodium salt of EDTA for hematological studies TRBCs and TWBCs counts, Hb concentration and PCV were bincreased siginificantly (P<0.01) in the two groups compared to the healthy control . Second blood sample bwas collected in a clean centrifuge tube where serum was separated for biochemical examinations . Total ketone bodies - ALT- alkaline phosphatase and free acids were increased significantly compared to the control groip -But glucose - calcium levels total prptein albumin - globulin total cholesterol and triglycerides were decreased significantly compared to the comtrol group Urine examination indicated the presence of ketone bodies , glucose and protein pregnant toxaemic ewes compared with the healthy control ones It could be concluded that high concentration of ketone bodies in blood and urine in addition to hypoglycemia are markers of pregnancy toxaemia and their presence deserves early interference to safe the animal s life .
Publication year 2005
Pages 141-151
Availability location مكتبة معهد بحوث صحة الحيوان
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Organization Name
City اسيوط
serial title مجلة اسيوط الطبية البيطرية
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    ابتسام محمد جمال الدين
Agris Categories Animal diseases
AGROVOC
TERMS		 Egypt. Pregnancy toxaemia. Sheep.
Publication Type Journal
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