Abstract
Evaluation of serum proteins in relation with parasitic infections
Highlights
Parasitism is an important ecological and pathological phenomenon in animals
Serum protein concentrations likely change in various clinical conditions arising due to parasitism and the decline and elevation of their level in serum indicates some disruptive activities in organ of their origin or altered membrane permeability directly or indirectly due to products and secretions of parasites
Out of the various parasites infecting sheep, Haemonchus contortus and Bunostomum trigonocephalum infections are more pronounced linked to severe blood feeding, appetite, depression, damage in gastric function, and alteration in total protein content, energy and mineral metabolism, severe anaemia, diarrhoea, loss of body weight and death [4,5,6,7]
Summary
On several occasions parasitic infection is responsible for severe morbidity and sometimes mortality in host animals. On many occasions the feeding mechanism and migratory nature of parasitic agents are responsible for these biochemical changes in the blood. Parasitic infection has been recognized as a serious health problem in sheep and causes heavy economic losses due lower production, high morbidity, mortality, besides high cost of treatment and control measures [1,2,3]. Out of the various parasites infecting sheep, Haemonchus contortus (stomach or barber pole worm) and Bunostomum trigonocephalum (hook worm) infections are more pronounced linked to severe blood feeding, appetite, depression, damage in gastric function, and alteration in total protein content, energy and mineral metabolism, severe anaemia, diarrhoea, loss of body weight and death [4,5,6,7]. Sheep being available for gut and blood sampling due to its heavy slaughtering in Kashmir valley due to voracious meat consumption
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