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Study of some blood parameters and minerals in Akkaraman Kangal breed of sheep

Nazlı Ercan1, Mustafa Koçkaya2 and Yusuf Ziya Oğrak3

1Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Sivas, Turkey
2Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Physiology, Sivas, Turkey
3Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Breeding & Husbandry, Sivas, Turkey

 
Abstract

This study was carried out on clinically healthy male and female Akkaraman Kangal sheep (n=40 each gender). Serum glucose, total protein, albumin, globulin, cholesterol, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, total bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), triglyceride, gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT) and some minerals like calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), magnesium (Mg) were determined.  No statistical difference was found in the concentration of glucose, ALP, GGT, cholesterol, ALT and albumin. A significant relationship was found between male and female in terms of creatinine, total bilirubin, AST, triglycerides, total protein, globulin, Ca, P and Mg levels. The present information may provide a baseline data for future research and diagnosis of certain diseases in Akkaraman sheep.

Keywords: Kangal Akkaraman; serum biochemistry; sheep; minerals
 
To cite this article: Ercan N, M Koçkaya and YZ Oğrak, 2014. Study of some blood parameters and minerals in Akkaraman Kangal breed of sheep. Res. Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 4(10): 532-534.
 

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