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Studies on clinical signs and biochemical
alteration in pregnancy toxemic goats -
Prasannkumar R. Vasava, R. G. Jani, H. V. Goswami, S. D. Rathwa
and F. B. Tandel
Veterinary World, 9(8): 869-874
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2016.869-874
Prasannkumar R. Vasava:
Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science
and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand - 388
001, Gujarat, India; prvasava6@gmail.com
R. G. Jani:
Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science
and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand - 388
001, Gujarat, India; vetjani@gmail.com
H. V. Goswami:
Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary Science
and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand - 388
001, Gujarat, India; harshgoswami2001@gmail.com
S. D. Rathwa:
Department of Veterinary Physiology & Biochemistry, College of
Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural
University, Anand - 388 001, Gujarat, India; sawanrathwa@gmail.com
F. B. Tandel:
Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science
and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand - 388
001, Gujarat, India; tandelfalguni1890@gmail.com
Received: 15-03-2016, Accepted: 14-07-2016, Published online:
18-08-2016
Corresponding author:
Prasannkumar R. Vasava, e-mail: prvasava6@gmail.com
Citation:
Vasava PR, Jani RG, Goswami HV, Rathwa SD, Tandel FB (2016)
Studies on clinical signs and biochemical alteration in
pregnancy toxemic goats,
Veterinary World, 9(8):
869-874.
Abstract
Aim:
This study was planned to reveal the clinical signs and
biochemical alterations in pregnancy toxemic goats.
Materials and Methods:
Blood samples were collected from 20 healthy pregnant and 45
pregnancy toxemic goats and analyzed biochemically.
Results:
The most significant clinical findings were observed in
naturally affected goats with pregnancy toxemia included
anorexia, recumbency, lethargy, opisthotonos, dropped head,
periodic convulsion, sweetish fruity odor from breath, apparent
blindness, bloat, grinding of teeth, and frothy salivation. In
this study, the level of serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase
(SGOT) (84.23±1.44 IU/L), serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT)
(216.01±4.07 IU/L), blood urea nitrogen (BUN) (22.24±0.31
mg/dl), creatinine (2.13±0.09 mg/dl), β-hydroxybutyric acid (BHBA)
(0.46±0.83 mmol/L), and non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA)
(1.67±0.71 mmol/L) was significantly higher whereas glucose
(30.89±0.38 mg/dl) and calcium (8.10±0.20 mg/dl) levels were
significantly decreased in pregnancy toxemic goats as compared
to healthy goats.
Conclusion:
The goats with pregnancy toxemia exhibited clinical signs
include anorexia, recumbency, sweetish fruity odor from breath,
apparent blindness, bloat, grinding of teeth, and frothy
salivation. Biochemically, there were significantly decreased
the level of glucose and calcium, and increased level of SGPT,
SGOT, BUN, creatinine, BHBA, and NEFA in the pregnancy toxemic
goats.
Keywords:
alteration, biochemistry, clinical signs, goat, pregnancy
toxemia.
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