THE USE OF SOME BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN THE STUDY OF PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH PREGNANCY IN SHEEP
THE USE OF SOME BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN THE STUDY OF PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH PREGNANCY IN SHEEP
| dc.contributor.author | KOGO, EMMANUEL JIMOH | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-19T08:29:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-09-19T08:29:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1987-07 | |
| dc.description | A thesis submitted to the Postgraduate School, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree Master of Science in Biochemistry. Department of Biochemistry Faculty of Science Ahmadu Bello University. Zaria JULY, 1987 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | In Nigeria, many animal foetuses particularly -from small ruminants are lost during slaughter in abattoirs- This is due lack of simple method for detecting early pregnancies. In view of the need to develop simpler techniques which can detect early pregnancies, a study was conducted using eleven (11) Nigerian Yankasa sheep and five (5) rams to study levels of some serum biochemical parameters and haematology the gestation period. These parameters included electrolytes, trace elements, cholesterol, urea, proteins and alkaline phosphatases. Colbalt, copper and bicarbonate levels were lower in pregnant than none pregnant ewes while zinc and manganese levels were found to be raised. The total protein maintained a uniform low level all through pregnancy. The alkaline phosphatase level declined progressively from early pregnancy till lambing while the fall in urea was particularly marked from mid—pregnancy to lambing. Albumin level was low throughout the pregnancy period returning to almost normal levels at term while phosphorus levels increased during the first two months followed by lower levels the next two months, but returning to normal level at term. I he albumin/phosphorus ratio was found, in this study, to be the most reliable parameter for prediction of various stages of pregnancy. The estimations of albumin and phosphorus are less expensive and could therefore be used as an alternative to the expensive methods currently available for the determinations of pregnancies in the sheep | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5362 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | BIOCHEMICAL, | en_US |
| dc.subject | PARAMETERS, | en_US |
| dc.subject | PHYSIOLOGICAL, | en_US |
| dc.subject | CHANGES ASSOCIATED, | en_US |
| dc.subject | PREGNANCY IN SHEEP | en_US |
| dc.title | THE USE OF SOME BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN THE STUDY OF PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH PREGNANCY IN SHEEP | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |