Changes in Selected Blood Minerals, Vitamins and Thyroid Hormones in Barky Ewes during Late Pregnancy, Post-Partum and Early Lactation

Journal of Applied Biological Sciences

N. F. KHALED¹  J. ILLEK¹ 

关键词: Barky ewes;    blood minerals;    vitamins;    T3;    T4;    feeding;   

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学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Nobel Bilim ve Arasirma Merkezi/Nobel Science and Research Cente

【 摘 要 】

Thetrialwascarriedouttoinvestigatechangesintheconcentrationsofselectedbloodminerals,vitaminsandthyroidhormonesinBarkyewesduringlatepregnancy,post-partumandearlylactationunderstabledietindoorcondition.Theexperimentwascarriedouton10clinicallyhealthyBarkyewesfedonrationcomposedofconcentratemixtureandroughagesaccordingtotheirnutrientrequirementsduringlatepregnancy,post-partumandearlylactation.Jugularbloodsampleswerewithdrawnfromallewesduringthelast4weeksofgestation,2ndweekpost-partumand4thweekoflactation.Theplasmaconcentrationsofcalcium(Ca),phosphorus(P),magnesium(Mg),copper(Cu),zinc(Zn),selenium(Se),vitaminA,vitaminE,β-caroteneswereperformed.Inaddition,serumlevelsofthyroidhormones(T3andT4)weredetermined.Resultsshowedthatsignificantfluctuations(p<0.05)intheplasmalevelsofZn,Se,vitaminA,vitaminEandβ-caroteneandserumT3andT4wereoccurredduringlatepregnancy,post-partumandearlylactation.Inconclusion,bloodminerals,vitaminsandthyroidhormones’profilescanbeusedtopredictpre-partumandpost-partumproblemsassociatedwithmal-nutrition.

【 授权许可】

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