Beta
347901

Laboratory Investigation of Haematological and Biochemical Parameters Throughout The Periparturient Phase in Fat-Tailed Ewes

Article

Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

Subjects

-

Tags

Clinical veterinary sciences (Pathology and Clinical pathology).

Abstract

The periparturient period is defined as the period immediately preceding and following parturition. Dairy animals encounter obstacles during this period. The goal of the study was to identify the various physiological stressors that ewes encounter during this time and the kind of special care that should be offered to them in order to deal with this problem. Thirty fat-tailed ewes were used in this research. All animals were examined clinically and ultrasonography. Blood samples were taken firstly during the diestrus stage (group 1), then during late gestation (group 2), and finally during postpartum (Group 3). Haematological and biochemical parameters were assessed. The results revealed a significant decrease in RBCs count, haemoglobin concentrations, and hematocrite % during the periparturient phase compared to the diestrus phase. WBCs count exhibited a significant increase during the periparturient period. The metabolic profile involves total protein and albumin, which decreased significantly during the periparturient period compared to the diestrus phase, while urea concentration showed the opposite trend. Total cholesterol and triglycerides showed a significant increase over the periparturient phase. Mineral investigations indicate that ferritin and calcium concentrations decreased significantly throughout the periparturient period compared to the diestrus phase, while phosphorus and magnesium concentrations showed non-significant changes. The study revealed a wide variety of alterations in several clinical, haematological, and biochemical parameters of ewe's blood throughout the periparturient phase. This study will provide an opportunity to identify management changes for the prophylaxis of ovine diseases, improving overall herd health and animal welfare.

DOI

10.21608/svu.2024.236960.1296

Keywords

late-gestation, post-partum, Laboratory Diagnosis, ferritin, sheep

Authors

First Name

Rawia M.

Last Name

Ibrahim

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Division of Clinical & Laboratory Diagnosis, Animal Medicine Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt

Email

r-mounier@vet.svu.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Yahia A.

Last Name

Amin

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt.

Email

yahiaamin2030@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Ibrahim F.

Last Name

Rehan

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Husbandry and Development of Animal Wealth, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebin Alkom, Menoufia, 32511, Egypt

Email

ibrahim.rehan@vet.menofia.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

frantisek

Last Name

zigo

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Nutrition and Animal Husbandry, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Košice, Komenského 73, 04181, Slovakia.

Email

frantisek.zigo@uvlf.sk

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Zuzana

Last Name

Farkašová

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Nutrition and Animal Husbandry, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Košice, Komenského 73, 04181, Slovakia.

Email

zuzana.farkasova@uvlf.sk

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Safaa Y.

Last Name

Nour

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Division of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Animal Medicine Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt

Email

safaayousef@vet.aswu.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

7

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

45112

Issue Date

2024-03-01

Receive Date

2023-09-17

Publish Date

2024-03-30

Page Start

39

Page End

55

Print ISSN

2535-1826

Online ISSN

2535-1877

Link

https://svu.journals.ekb.eg/article_347901.html

Detail API

https://svu.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=347901

Order

347,901

Type

Research article

Type Code

712

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

SVU-International Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Publication Link

https://svu.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Laboratory Investigation of Haematological and Biochemical Parameters Throughout The Periparturient Phase in Fat-Tailed Ewes

Details

Type

Article

Created At

24 Dec 2024