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Volume 20(5):371-376, 2016.


Reference serum electrolyte-macrominerals during pregnancy, lactation and dry period in Saanen goats

 

Amir Saeed Samimi, Seyyed Morteza Aghamiri,  Javad Tajik.

 

Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.

 

ABSTRACT

 

Samimi AS, Aghamiri SM, Tajik J., Reference serum electrolyte-macrominerals during pregnancy, lactation and dry period in Saanen goats, Onl J Vet Res., 20(5):371-376, 2016. Serial analysis of serum concentrations of electrolytes and macrominerals during lactation, pregnancy and dry period in Saanen goats is reported. Twenty 3 yr old normal goats with body condition score (BCS) of 3.5, weighing 30 ± 2kg were used. Goats were sampled before insemination (P1), 4 months after (P2) and 1 month after parturition (P3). Sera were assayed for sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus concentrations. Calcium levels were significantly (p=0.016) different between pregnancy 8.85±0.61mg dlit-1 and lactation 8.40±0.613mg dlit-1. Sodium between P1 and P2 (1.468±5.01 vs. 1.44± 2.87 mEq lit-1, respectively) (p=0.024) and pregnancy and lactation periods (1.46± 4.96 mEqlit-1) (p=0.047). There were no changes in magnesium, chloride, phosphorus or potassium levels.

 

Key words: Electrolytes, Macrominerals, Pregnancy, Lactation, Dry period, Saanen goats.


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