Hematology and Serum Chemistry of Cottontail Rabbits of Southern Illinois

Lepitzki, Dwayne; Woolf, Alan

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“…Our values for total proteins in the serum of rabbits from all the groups were similar to the those found in healthy rabbits by Yu et al (1979), Scheunert and Trautmann (1987), Bortolotti et al (1989) and Lepitzki and Woolf (1991). Our relative values of the quantity of albumin in the serum of rabbits of all groups involved in the experiment were similar to the values quoted as physiological in rabbits by Irfan (1967Irfan ( ), Y u et al (1979 and Scheunert and Trautmann (1987), while they are higher than those given for healthy rabbits by Lepitzki and Woolf (1991).…”

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“…Our relative values of the quantity of albumin in the serum of rabbits of all groups involved in the experiment were similar to the values quoted as physiological in rabbits by Irfan (1967Irfan ( ), Y u et al (1979 and Scheunert and Trautmann (1987), while they are higher than those given for healthy rabbits by Lepitzki and Woolf (1991).…”

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“…Values of glucose concentration in all groups of rabbits are higher than those found in rabbit serum (plasma) by Y u et al (1979), and as mentioned by S c heunert and Trautmann (1987) and Hewitt et al (1989). They are, however, very similar to the values found in rabbits by Fox and Laird (1970), Nordestgaard and Zilversmit (1988) and Lepitzki and Woolf (1991).…”

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“…kg -1 ) resulted in an elevated total cholesterol concentration in the serum of rabbits in group E 2 caused, no doubt, by the type of fat -olive oil from the dried olive cake. Values of the serum total cholesterol found in our rabbits are higher than those found in rabbits by Y u et al (1979), Caisey and King (1980), Lupa and Calb (1988), Lepitzki and Woolf (1991) and Kortland et al (1992). They are within the limits of the physiological values given for rabbits by S c heunert and Trautmann (1987), but are considerably lower than the values found in healthy rabbits by Morrisett et al (1991).…”

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Protein and Fat Concentrations in the Blood Serum of Rabbits Fed Different Quantities of Dried Olive Cake

Rupić¹,

Skrlin²,

Mužic³

et al. 1999

Acta Vet. Brno

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The subject of this research is the nutritive effect that different quantities (10 and 20%) of dried olive cake had on total proteins and the proportion of individual proteins, on triacylglycerols, on total cholesterol, HDL and glucose in the serum of fattened rabbits following a 56-day experiment. The experiment involved 60 rabbits, divided into three groups: a control group (C) and two test groups (E 1 and E 2 ), each comprising 10 males and 10 females. Throughout the experiment, rabbits in group C received no olive cake in their feed; group E 1 rabbits were fed a feed mixture containing 10% of dried olive cake; group E 2 rabbits received a feed mixture containing 20% of dried olive cake. After the 56th day of the experiment, blood samples were obtained by cardiac puncture, and specific haematological variables, total proteins and their fractions, triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL and glucose were established in the serum.The results obtained show no significant differences in the concentration of total proteins, albumin, alpha 1 , alpha 2 , beta and gamma globulin in the serum of rabbits in control group and in the two test groups. Similarly, no significant differences were found in the concentration of serum triacylglycerols and glucose between group C rabbits and the two test groups.However, group E 1 rabbits did show a significantly lower concentration of cholesterol compared with those in group E 2 ; group E 1 rabbits also had a significantly (P<0.01) lower concentration of HDL in their serum than those in group E 2 . Results of the study show that 10% and 20% of dried olive cake had neither detrimental effect on health, nor did they cause significant changes in the level of proteins, lipids and glucose in the serum of rabbits after a 56-day feeding period. Addition of dried olive cake into rabbit diets may therefore be recommended. Hyla rabbits, feeding, olive cake, serum, proteins, lipids and glucoseCultivation of olives has a long-standing tradition in many countries throughout the world, but it is particularly well developed in the Mediterranean area. Olive cake is the industrial by-product left following the extraction of oil from olives. The resulting considerable quantities of olive cake can be used as food for certain categories of livestock. Alternatively, they are simply deposited in the area around oil extraction plants where, due to their long period of degradation, they pollute the environment for prolonged periods of time. For certain types of animals (ruminants, rabbits, etc.) olive cake can be used as feed in somewhat greater quantities, while for chickens and pigs olive cake should form only a smaller portion of their daily diet. Depending on the technological procedure used in the extraction of olive oil, the resulting olive cake contains 3.5 -8.5% of oil, 2.5 -6.0% of raw proteins and other nutrients (Manoukas et al.; 1973, Rupiç et al.;1993, 1994.

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Protein and Fat Concentrations in the Blood Serum of Rabbits Fed Different Quantities of Dried Olive Cake

Rupić¹,

Skrlin²,

Mužic³

et al. 1999

Acta Vet. Brno

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“…They are higher than the values reported by Friedel and Mattenheimer (1970), Schievelbein et al (1970), Grötsch and Hajdu (1971), Dabew et al (1976), Lindena and Traut-schold (1986) and Liker et al (1998), but lower than those found by Lepitzki and Woolf (1991). The slightly higher AST and ALT values of rabbits included in this experiment were due to the slight haemolysis that occurred during the taking of blood samples, rather than to the nutritive influence of dehydrated olive cake pulp added to the feed.…”

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Effect of Feeding Olive by-Products on Certain Blood Parameters and Serum Enzyme Activities of Fattening Rabbits

Rupić

Božikov

Mužic

et al. 1999

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

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The effect of feeding different levels (10 and 20%) of dehydrated olive cake pulp on certain blood parameters and on the catalytic activity of serum enzymes was studied in fattening rabbits. A total of 60 rabbits were divided into a control group (C) and two experimental groups (E , E ), each comprising 10 males and 10 females.Rabbits of Group C received no dehydrated olive cake pulp in their diet, while rabbits of Group E and Group E were fed 10% and 20% dehydrated olive cake pulp, respectively. After Day 56 of the experiment, blood samples were obtained by cardiac puncture and certain blood parameters as well as the catalytic activity of serum enzymes were determined. Following the experimental feeding period no significant differences were found between Group C and Groups E and E in red blood cell (RBC) and white blood cell (WBC) count, haemoglobin concentration and haematocrit value. Similarly, after 56 days of experimental fattening no significant differences were found between the control group and the experimental groups in the catalytic activity of the serum enzymes alkaline phosphatase (AP), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). However, Group E rabbits manifested a significantly higher alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity in the serum than did rabbits of Group E . The results indicate that the inclusion of dehydrated olive cake pulp in the diet at the rate of 10% or 20% caused no changes in the investigated blood parameters and serum enzyme activities of fattening rabbits.

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Labordiagnostische Referenzbereiche bei Kaninchen

Hein¹,

Hartmann²

2003

Tierarztl Prax Ausg K

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ZusammenfassungZiel der Arbeit war, Referenzwerte für Blutparameter bei Kaninchen verschiedener Rassen mit einer für die Praxis geeigneten Blutentnahmemethode zu erstellen. Zur Sammlung der Daten wurde Blut von 155 klinisch gesunden Kaninchen im Alter von sechs Wochen bis neuneinhalb Jahren aus der V. saphena lateralis entnommen. Für die folgenden Parameter wurden Referenzbereiche bestimmt: Hämatokrit (Hkt; 0,36-0,55 l/l), Hämoglobinkonzentration (Hb; 7,03-10,63 mmol/l), Erythrozytenzahl (5,36-8,13 ×1012/l), Erythrozytenindices (MCHC: 18,4-20,1 mmol/l, MCH: 1,14-1,37 fmol/l, MCV 59,3-69,6 fl), Leukozytenzahl (3,02-11,91 × 109/l), Differenzialblutbild (Monozyten: 0-756 × 106/l [0-12%], Lymphozyten: 1576-7870 × 106/l [32-81%], stabkernige neutrophile Granulozyten: 0 × 106/l (0%), segmentkernige neutrophile Granulozyten: 820-5031 × 106/l [15-61%], eosinophile Granulozyten: 0-82 × 106/l [0-1%], basophile Granulozyten: 0-518 × 106/l [0-7%], Thrombozytenzahl (193-725 × 109/l), die Enzymaktivitäten von Alaninaminotransferase (ALT; 0-61 IU/l), alkalische Phosphatase (AP; 0-397 IU/l), Aspartataminotransferase (AST; 0-28 IU/l), Glutamatdehydrogenase (0-19 IU/l), γ-Glutamyltransferase (γ-GT; 0-13 IU/l), Laktatdehydrogenase (LDH; 0-571 IU/l), Kreatinkinase (CK; 0-958 IU/l), α-Amylase (0-459 IU/l), Lipase (0-1587 IU/l) und Cholinesterase (0-3.564 IU/l), die Konzentrationen der Substrate Glukose (5,83-14,83 mmol/l), Fruktosamin (314-527 µmol/l), Gesamteiweiß (48,9-73,9 g/l) mit Auftrennung durch Elektrophorese (Albumin: 35,6-56,8 g/l [66,7-86,1%], α1-Globulin: 0,1-3,6 g/l [0,1-5,7%], α2-Globulin: 1,7-4,5 g/l [2,9-7,0%], α1-Globulin: 4,1-10,7 g/l [6,9-16,8%], γ-Globulin: 0,5-8,7 g/l [0,9-12,1%]), Cholesterin (0,31 bis 2,66 mmol/l), Triglyzeride (0,45-3,35 mmol/l), Serumgallensäuren (0,0-77,6 µmol/l), Bilirubin (0,29-2,53 µmol/l), Harnstoff (2,05-8,42 mmol/l) und Kreatinin (34-166 µmol/l) sowie der Elektrolyte Kalzium (3,1-3,9 mmol/l), Phosphat (0,81 bis 3,15 mmol/l), Magnesium (0,90-1,66 mmol/l), Natrium (139 bis 149 mmol/l), Kalium (3,7-6,3 mmol/l), Chlorid (93-109 mmol/l) und Eisen (20-59 µmol/l). Alters-(≤ 4 Monate und > 4 Monate) und Geschlechtsabhängigkeiten (männlich/weiblich) wurden ermittelt.

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Hematology and Serum Chemistry of Cottontail Rabbits of Southern Illinois

Cited by 19 publications

References 3 publications

Protein and Fat Concentrations in the Blood Serum of Rabbits Fed Different Quantities of Dried Olive Cake

Protein and Fat Concentrations in the Blood Serum of Rabbits Fed Different Quantities of Dried Olive Cake

Effect of Feeding Olive by-Products on Certain Blood Parameters and Serum Enzyme Activities of Fattening Rabbits

Labordiagnostische Referenzbereiche bei Kaninchen

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