TY  - JOUR
TI  - Investigation of Serum and Wool Levels of Cobalt, Manganese, Selenium and Zinc in Liver-Trematode-Infected Sheep
AB  - In this study, the hematological and biochemical blood values and the differences in serum and wool traceelements (cobalt [Co], manganese [Mn], zinc [Zn], and selenium [Se]) were compared in healthy and livertrematode-infected sheep. A total of 100 ovines (80 trematode-infected and 20 healthy sheep) were included. Thetrematode-infected sheep had significantly greater (P<0.01) leucocyte (WBC), neutrophil (Neu), and eosinophil(Eo) values and significantly lower (P<0.01) erythrocyte (RBC), hematocrit (Hct), and hemoglobin (Hb) valueswhen compared with the healthy control group. The trematode-infected sheep had significantly higher serumalanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT)enzyme activity values when compared with the healthy control group (P<0.01, P<0.05, and P<0.01,respectively). Serum and wool Co, Mn, Zn, and Se levels were significantly lower (P<0.01) in the trematodeinfected sheep than in the healthy control group. The effect of liver infections on trace element concentrationswas determined to be similar in measurements in wool and serum. Decreases in trace element concentrationswere mostly attributed to changes in the biotransformation of trace elements induced by pathologic disorders inthe liver.
AU  - kozat, Süleyman
AU  - Tuncer, Selçuk Seçkin
AU  - DENİZHAN, Vural
DO  - 10.30607/kvj.696241
PY  - 2020
JO  - Kocatepe Veterinary Journal
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
SN  - 1308-1594
SP  - 185
EP  - 191
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/394199
ER  -