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Echocardiographic Dimensions and Selected Hemato-Biochemical Constituents of Clinically Normal Rahmany Sheep in Egypt

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Physiology & Animal Nutrition

Abstract

Echocardiographic and the related hemato-biochemical reference measurements are not reported in Rahmany sheep in Egypt before. Our goal is to record the normal echocardiographic dimensions using M-mode and Doppler techniques in such breed of sheep in Egypt along with related selected hemato-biochemical values. In 25 clinically healthy female Rahmany sheep aged between 4 and 5 years with a weight of 70-80 kg, selected to be non pregnant and non lactating, echocardiography was conducted for wake sheep in the lateral recumbency. M-mode echocardiography parameters include Left ventricle end-diastolic and end-systolic diameters, interventricular septal thickness in diastole and systole, left ventricle free wall thickness in diastole and systole, heart rate, end-diastolic volume, end-systolic volume, cardiac output, stroke volume, fraction shortening, and ejection fraction. Aortic root diameter, left atrium diameter, and the left atrium / aortic diameter ratio were recorded. Doppler echocardiography was used for the assessment of the aortic and pulmonary artery blood flow velocities: peak velocity (PV) and pressure gradient (PG). The Left ventricle diastolic parameters including early (Emax) and late (Amax) velocities and, Emax/Amax ratio, were obtained. Whole blood and serum samples for selected hematological and serum biochemical constituents include protein profile, total bilirubin, glucose, urea nitrogen, creatinine, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, gamma-glutamyl transferase, cardiac troponin I, potassium, sodium, chloride, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus. Differences were reported in Rahmany sheep when compared to other breeds of sheep. 
In conclusion, Echocardiographic, and hemato-biochemical measurements in Rahmany sheep can provide normal reference ranges that could be useful in the accurate detection of cardiac structural and functional abnormalities to help in the diagnosis of heart diseases.

DOI

10.21608/ejvs.2023.189535.1434

Keywords

biochemistry, Doppler, Egyptian Rahmany sheep, hematology, M-mode echocardiography

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

El-sherif

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of internal medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University

Email

vetsherif@cu.edu.eg

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0002-6212-1735

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Oraby

MiddleName

I.

Affiliation

Department of internal medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University

Email

vet.mohamedoraby@yahoo.com

City

Giza

Orcid

-

First Name

Alaa

Last Name

Jaheen

MiddleName

Helal

Affiliation

Department of internal medicine and infectious diseases, faculty of veterinary medicine, Cairo university, Egypt.

Email

dr.alaahelal@yahoo.com

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-

Orcid

0000-0002-9006-8652

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

E.

Affiliation

Department of internal medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University

Email

melsaid@gmail.com

City

Giza

Orcid

-

Volume

54

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

39105

Issue Date

2023-05-01

Receive Date

2023-01-26

Publish Date

2023-05-01

Page Start

421

Page End

432

Print ISSN

1110-0222

Online ISSN

2357-089X

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/article_287502.html

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140

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Echocardiographic Dimensions and Selected Hemato-Biochemical Constituents of Clinically Normal Rahmany Sheep in Egypt

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Created At

23 Dec 2024