İshalli Neonatal Buzağılarda Salya ve Serumda Serum Amiloid A, Haptoglobin, Seruloplazmin ve Albumin Seviyeleri

Abstract

This study was aimed at the determination of the serum levels of serum amyloid a (Saa), haptoglobin (Hp), ceruloplasmin (Cp) and albumin (alb), and the salivary levels of Hp and Cp in neonatal calves with diarrhoea. Male and female neonatal Simmental calves, 15 of which were sick and 10 of which were healthy, constituted the study material. Five mL blood samples from the jugular vein and saliva samples absorbed with swabs were collected once from all animals. While serum Saa (P<0.001), Hp (P<0.001) and Cp (P<0.001) levels were found to be significantly higher in the sick calves, compared to the healthy calves, no significant difference was detected for the serum alb levels (P>0.05). Furthermore, the salivary Hp (P<0.05) and Cp (P<0.001) levels of the sick animals were higher than those of the healthy animals. In result, it was ascertained that serum Hp, Saa and Cp levels and salivary Hp and Cp levels significantly altered in diarrhoeic animals. Thus, it is suggested that in studies involving the measurement of Hp and Cp levels, saliva samples could be collected non-invasively as an alternative to blood samples.

Evaluation of the Differences in the Serum Protein Electrophoretic Pattern in Precolostral Serum of Farm Animal Neonates

“…These data were comparable with those presented by Martin et al [34] and Llamas Moya et al [50]. Slightly higher serum Hp concentrations were recorded by Rocha et al [51] and Erkiliç et al [52] in neonatal calves before colostrum intake (6.63-8.34 mg.dL −1 ), while the values found in neonatal lambs were markedly higher [53]. The precolostral ceruloplasmin values in the blood serum of neonatal calves ranged from 13.25 to 31.5 mg.dL −1 [51,52], and the values obtained in neonatal lambs were in the range of 2.42-9.99 mg.dL −1 [54].…”

“…Slightly higher serum Hp concentrations were recorded by Rocha et al [51] and Erkiliç et al [52] in neonatal calves before colostrum intake (6.63-8.34 mg.dL −1 ), while the values found in neonatal lambs were markedly higher [53]. The precolostral ceruloplasmin values in the blood serum of neonatal calves ranged from 13.25 to 31.5 mg.dL −1 [51,52], and the values obtained in neonatal lambs were in the range of 2.42-9.99 mg.dL −1 [54]. Nevertheless, there is little information on the concentrations of other proteins from this fraction in newborns of farm animals.…”