Avaliação clínico-laboratorial de bovinos Nelore infectados experimentalmente com Trypanosoma vivax

In order to evaluate the clinical-laboratorial alterations, six Nellore calves were inoculated with 10(7) Trypanosoma vivax isolated from Poconé region, Mato Grosso, Brazil. The animals were evaluated daily for rectal temperature, packed cell volume (PCV), parasitemia, antibody production, color of...

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Published in:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 2001-12, Vol.21 (4), p.157-161
Main Authors: Schenk, Maria A. M.(Embrapa Gado de Corte), Mendonça, Carla L.(Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco Clínica de Bovinos), Madruga, Cláudio R.(Embrapa Gado de Corte), Kohayagawa, Aguemi(Universidade Estadual Paulista FMVZ Departamento de Clínica Veterinária), Araújo, Flábio R.(Embrapa Gado de Corte)
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
bezerros
bioquímica sérica
calves
hematologia
hematology
proteinogram
proteinograma
serum biochemistry
Trypanosoma vivax
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Summary:In order to evaluate the clinical-laboratorial alterations, six Nellore calves were inoculated with 10(7) Trypanosoma vivax isolated from Poconé region, Mato Grosso, Brazil. The animals were evaluated daily for rectal temperature, packed cell volume (PCV), parasitemia, antibody production, color of mucous membranes, behavior and appetite. Blood and serum samples for biochemical evaluation for aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (AF), gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT), cholesterol, urea, creatinine, creatine kinase (CK), calcium, phosphorus and proteinogram were collected on days 4, 8, 12, 16, 23 and 30 post inoculation (DPI). During the following 6 months rectal temperature, PCV and parasitemia were evaluated weekly. T. vivax was evidenced from 1 DPI in all calves and persisted until day 30 in five of six animals. A remarkable decrease (p
ISSN:0100-736X
1678-5150
1678-5150
DOI:10.1590/s0100-736x2001000400006