Some biochemical changes following Trypanosoma congolense infection in Djallonké ewe lambs and breeding ewes fed on two levels of nutrition

The effects of artificial Trypanosoma congolense infection and dietary level on biochemical changes were observed in 24 ewe lambs (Experiment 1) and 42 breeding ewes (Experiment 2). All animals belonged to the Djallonké breed which is known to be trypanotolerant. For both experiments, there were fou...

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Published in:Acta tropica 2000-03, Vol.75 (2), p.229-241
Main Authors: Osaer, S, Akinbamijo, O.O, Goossens, B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3-Hydroxybutyric Acid - blood
Age Factors
Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Glucose - analysis
Blood Proteins - analysis
Breeding
Creatinine - blood
Djallonké ewe lambs
Fatty Acids, Nonesterified - blood
Female
Gambia
Human protozoal diseases
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Nutrition
Parasitic diseases
Protozoal diseases
Serum Albumin - analysis
Sheep
Sheep Diseases - blood
Sheep Diseases - metabolism
Sheep Diseases - parasitology
Tropical medicine
Trypanosoma congolense
Trypanosoma congolense infection
Trypanosomiasis
Trypanosomiasis, African - veterinary
Urea - blood
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Summary:The effects of artificial Trypanosoma congolense infection and dietary level on biochemical changes were observed in 24 ewe lambs (Experiment 1) and 42 breeding ewes (Experiment 2). All animals belonged to the Djallonké breed which is known to be trypanotolerant. For both experiments, there were four treatment combinations, of which two were kept on a restricted diet (L), the other two on an at libitum diet (H). Half of each dietary group was infected with T. congolense (LI, HI), while the remainder served as uninfected controls (LC, HC). Artificial T. congolense infection took place at the age of 200±7 days in Experiment 1 and at the peak of oestrus in Experiment 2. Irrespective of dietary levels offered, total proteins in lambs and ewes and albumin in lambs declined significantly ( P
ISSN:0001-706X
1873-6254
DOI:10.1016/S0001-706X(00)00060-7