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Evaluation Of Serum Enzyme Activities And Protein Fractions In Brucella-Infected Cows, Mohamed Fahmy Abou Elazab
Evaluation Of Serum Enzyme Activities And Protein Fractions In Brucella-Infected Cows, Mohamed Fahmy Abou Elazab
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
The aim of this study was to evaluate potential changes in serum enzyme activities and protein fractions in Brucella-infected cows. A total of 1100 serum samples of dairy cows were screened for Brucella infection using the Rose Bengal test (RBT). Serum samples reacting positively to the RBT were subjected to indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for confirmation. Thirty serum samples from serologically positive cows and 30 from negative (healthy) cows were analyzed for alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), creatine kinase (CK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) activities and total protein (TP) concentrations and serum protein …
Comparing Levels Of Certain Heavy Metals And Minerals And Antioxidativemetabolism In Cows Raised Near And Away From Highways*, Hüsametti̇n Eki̇ci̇, Özkan Şi̇mşek, Şevket Arikan, Meryem Eren, Bayram Güner
Comparing Levels Of Certain Heavy Metals And Minerals And Antioxidativemetabolism In Cows Raised Near And Away From Highways*, Hüsametti̇n Eki̇ci̇, Özkan Şi̇mşek, Şevket Arikan, Meryem Eren, Bayram Güner
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
The scope of this study was to investigate the concentrations of certain heavy metals, mineral levels, and antioxidative metabolism in cows raised near (300 m) and away from highways (2.5 km) in Çankırı Province. For this purpose, blood samples were collected from 100 cows (aged 3-5 years) raised near and away from highways in this province. Concentrations of certain heavy metals and minerals in the serum were analyzed on an ICP-MS device. Additionally, lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) in the plasma and antioxidative defense system indicators, erythrocyte superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities, were measured with a spectrophotometer. As …