Veterinary Archives, Vol. 80 No. 2, 2010.
Original scientific paper
Changes in the serum proteins, hematological and some serum biochemical profifi les in the gestation period in the Sahel goats
Mohammed A. Waziri
; Department of Veterinary Surgery and Reproduction, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria
Abdullahi Y. Ribadu
; Vice-Chancellor’s Offifi ce, Federal University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria
Nallatanby Sivachelvan
; Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria
Abstract
The effects of pregnancy on haematological and some biochemical parameters were studied using 30 (25 pregnant of known gestational age, while five animals remained as cycling non-pregnant control) Sahel does aged between 1½ to 2½ years and managed under controlled conditions. Their weights ranged between 14 to 25 kg. Red blood cell and the white blood cell counts were the only haematological parameters that showed a significant (P<0.05) difference between the non pregnant and pregnant does during the 16 and 20 weeks of pregnancy. While cholesterol increased (53.9 mg/dL ± 1.59 to 82.08 mg/dL ± 1.58) significantly (P<0.05), glucose decreased (68.33 mg/dL ± 1.21 to 45.74 mg/dL ± 1.58) significantly (P<0.05) from 12 weeks of gestation. There were no significant differences (P>0.05) in the other biochemical parameters determined, namely: Na, Ka, Ca, Total proteins, FFA, Urea, Creatinine, AST, ALT, and Alkaline phosphatase. The present study indicates that haematological and mineral imbalances are unlikely to occur during pregnancy in Sahel does when properly managed.
Keywords
Sahel; gestation; serum; biochemistry; haematology
Hrčak ID:
56497
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Publication date:
26.4.2010.
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