scholarly journals Haematological Indices and Serum Biochemical Profiles of Dwarf Goats Fed Elephant Grass and Varying Levels of Combined Plantain with Mango Peels

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 619-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Okoruwa
Keyword(s):  
Elephant Grass ◽  
Serum Biochemical ◽  
Biochemical Profiles ◽  
Haematological Indices ◽  
Mango Peels ◽  
Dwarf Goats

Severe Cholestatic Liver Disease Secondary to Liver Fluke (Platynosomum concinnum) Infection in Three Cats

2006 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 234-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davida Rachel Haney ◽  
Jeffrey S. Christiansen ◽  
Jeffrey Toll
Keyword(s):  
Liver Fluke ◽  
Cholestatic Liver Disease ◽  
Domestic Cats ◽  
Extrahepatic Biliary Obstruction ◽  
Fluke Infection ◽  
Bile Cytology ◽  
Serum Biochemical ◽  
Biochemical Profiles ◽  
Complete Blood Counts ◽  
Liver Fluke Infection

Three middle-aged domestic cats were presented for vomiting, lethargy, anorexia, and jaundice. Complete blood counts, serum biochemical profiles, and abdominal ultrasounds were suggestive of extrahepatic biliary obstruction in all of the cats. Infection with the liver fluke Platynosomum concinnum was confirmed by intraoperative bile cytology in three cases and by histopathology in two cases. All three cats were euthanized in the postoperative period because of complications. These cases illustrate the severity of signs and complications that can occur with liver fluke infection in cats.

Haematological and serum biochemical parameters of West African Dwarf goats fed dried cassava leaves-based concentrate diets

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 483-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adebayo Olusoji Oni ◽  
Oluwasanmi Moses Arigbede ◽  
Olusiji Sunday Sowande ◽  
Uchenna Young Anele ◽  
Oluwakemi Oluremilekun Oni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biochemical Parameters ◽  
West African ◽  
Serum Biochemical Parameters ◽  
West African Dwarf ◽  
West African Dwarf Goats ◽  
Cassava Leaves ◽  
Serum Biochemical ◽  
Dwarf Goats

scholarly journals Effect of vivisection on haematobiochemical parameters of experimental dogs: Towards improved animal welfare

2020 ◽  
pp. 8-12
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Physical Examination ◽  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Body Condition Score ◽  
Skin Elasticity ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Condition Score ◽  
Complete Physical Examination ◽  
Serum Biochemical ◽  
Biochemical Profiles

Introduction: Vivisection could lead to the derailment of vital body functions and hence severe health consequences. The effect of multiple vivisections on haematobiochemical parameters of dogs was investigated with a perspective to improve animal welfare. Methods: Fifteen healthy Nigerian indigenous dogs that were to be used for student wet-labs were recruited for this study. The dogs were acclimatized for four weeks and then exposed to four (4) weeks (bi-weekly) vivisection. Complete physical examination and blood sampling were carried out on days 0, 14, and 28 post-vivisection. Blood samples were analysed for blood and serum biochemical profiles. Results: Post-vivisections results were compared to pre-vivisection results using ANOVA. Physical examination also reveals loss of body weight, body condition score, decreased skin elasticity, sunken eyeballs, dry oral and nasal mucous membrane, as well as percent dehydration on post-vivisection parameters. Findings also revealed a decrease in haematocrit, haemoglobin, and erythrocyte count (p < 0.05), coupled with hyperproteinaemia, hyperalbuminemia, and azotaemia (p < 0.05) which are generally accepted as indices for dehydration. Significance: Conclusively, the reported anaemia and dehydration in this study could potentiate serious adverse medical effects and it was therefore recommended that the use of animals for multiple surgical procedures should be guided by standard surgical protocols with a perspective of improving animal welfare.

scholarly journals Effects of feeding varying levels of fufu sieviate meal based diets with Panicum maximum basal on the blood characteristics of West African dwarf goats

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter-Damian Chukwunomso Jiwuba ◽  
Ekeno Michael Assam ◽  
Eka Christian Inyang
Keyword(s):  
Biochemical Parameters ◽  
West African ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Panicum Maximum ◽  
Serum Biochemical Parameters ◽  
West African Dwarf ◽  
West African Dwarf Goats ◽  
Serum Biochemical ◽  
Biochemical Indices ◽  
Dwarf Goats

The effects of fufu sieviate meal based diets at 0%, 20%, 40% and 60% levels using Panicum maximum as the basal on the haematological and serum biochemical parameters of West African dwarf (WAD) goats were studied for 87 days. Thirty six blood samples were collected from the WAD goats and their haematological and serum biochemical indices were determined using Beckman Coulter Ac-T10 Laboratory Haematology Blood Analyzer and Bayer DCA 2000+ HbA1c analyzer, respectively using a completely randomized design. Packed cell volume (PCV) was better (p<0.05) at T1 than the other treatments. Red Blood Cell (RBC) and mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH) were numerically improved at T2, T3 and T4 than in the control group while lymphocyte increased significantly (P<0.05) with increasing levels of the test ingredient. Results on serum biochemical indices showed that serum urea, creatinine, glucose and ALP differed significantly (P<0.05) and tended to be higher in the treatment (T2, T3 and T4)groups than the control group. The study therefore revealed that inclusion of fufu sieviate in the diets of West African Dwarf goats had no deleterious effects on the haematological and serum biochemical parameters of WAD goats and could be included up to 60% in goat diets.

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