Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, cilt.20, sa.2, ss.411-414, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)
The objective of the present study was to determine certain serum biochemical parameters in Akkaraman yearling sheep naturally infected with Coenurus cerebralis. Furthermore, the relation between cyst dimensions and biochemical parameters was investigated. Blood samples were taken before slaughter and brain samples were collected after slaughter from 56 sheep, which were transported to the slaughterhouse with clinical signs of coenurosis. Ovine serum samples, which were positive for Coenurus cerebralis cysts and negative for other parasites, were used in biochemical analyses, and cyst dimensions were recorded (infected group, n = 32). The infected group was divided into 2-3 and 4-6 cm cystic-subgroups. Ten healthy and parasite-free yearling sheep were maintained as controls. Serum albumin, total protein, urea, total cholesterol, triglyceride, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), creatine kinase (CK) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels were determined in all animals. It was found that serum total cholesterol levels were higher in the 4-6 cm cystic-group than in the control group (p<0.05). In addition, serum CK and ALT activities were lower in the 2-3 cm cystic-group (p<0.05) compared to the control group. It is suggested that the results obtained in the present study from yearling sheep infected with Coenurus cerebralis may contribute to the improvement of diagnostic and prognostic approaches for coenurosis. © by PSP.