Abstract
Trace elements deficiency constitutes an economic problem, can seriously threaten a large scale of the ruminant. It resulted in hemato-biochemical alterations which adversely impact animal's production. The present study was designed to investigate factors affecting animal's minerals status and evaluate correlation attributed element deficiency. This study was established on 300 sheep including lamb and adults from both sexes (male and female), animals comprising healthy and diseased sheep. Blood samples were collected for hematological and biochemical determination at winter and spring seasons of year 2015 and 2016 in Qena governorate. It could be concluded that several factors can affect trace elements deficiency like sex, age, lactation, pregnancy and healthy status of the animals. Diseased sheep which showed signs of alopecia, dehydration and anemia are suffered from serum elements deficiency like total iron, zinc, calcium, phosphorus and magnesium, besides reduction in red blood cell count and hemoglobin concentration.
Highlights
Trace elements are very important for increasing resistance to diseases in living organisms (Sahin, 1999)
Red blood cell count The results showed insignificant changes in TRBCs count between healthy and diseased female sheep either in lamb, pregnant ewe, lactating ewe, or elder ewe there is insignificant changes in TRBCs count of the healthy male sheep either in young and elder rams
Hemoglobin concentration There was significant decrease in hemoglobin concentration of the lactating and elder ewe of healthy female sheep when compared with healthy lamb and pregnant ewe (P
Summary
Trace elements are very important for increasing resistance to diseases in living organisms (Sahin, 1999). It has an important role on growth, reproduction and productivity of domestic animals (Hayat et al, 2010). It is reported that losses caused by trace elements are important as the losses caused by infectious and parasitic diseases (Sahin, 1999). Zinc, selenium and iron are essential trace elements associated with specific and non-specific immune mechanisms (Chandra, 2003). A significant decrease in serum level of copper, iron, zinc, cobalt and manganese in sheep was associated with some diseased conditions induced alopecia and deficient anemia (Ali, 2000). Data concerning factors affecting trace element deficiency and relation attributed element deficiency is still rare
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