determination of serum haptoglobin reference value in clinically healthy iranian fat-tailed sheep

Determination of serum haptoglobin reference value in clinically healthy Iranian fat-tailed sheep

Blood samples were collected from the jugular vein of 101 clinically healthy Iranian fat-tailed sheep according to their age (5 years) and sex. Serum haptoglobin (Hp) was measured based upon the preservation of the peroxidase activity of haemoglobin, which is directly proportional to the amount of Hp. The reference value for serum Hp of apparently healthy Iranian fat-tailed sheep was 0.05-0.18 ...

Reference Values of Oxidative Stress Parameters in Adult Iranian Fat-Tailed Sheep

Received: August 08, 2009 Revised: September 10, 2009 Accepted: October 24, 2009

Studies on the Physiological Relationship between Thyroid Hormones, Serum Lipid Profile and Erythrocyte Antioxidant Enzymes in Clinically Healthy Iranian Fat-tailed Sheep

The aim of the present study was to determine whether there was any correlation between serum thyroid hormones, lipids, lipoproteins and the activities of erythrocyte superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) in adult nonpregnant uniparous Iranian pure bred fat-tailed ewes. Blood samples (10 mL) were taken from the jugular vein of 30 clinically healthy Iranian adult nonpregnan...

Pharmacokinetics of tetracycline hydrochloride in fat-tailed sheep

Tetracycline may be used to treat several types of bacterial diseases in ruminants. In addition, tetracycline is added to food to promote the growth. There are few reports on the pharmacokinetics of tetracycline in sheep. Therefore, the objective of this study was to examine the pharmacokinetic characteristics of the drug in sheep. Ten apparently healthy mixed-breed sheep were administered 20 m...

Screening for Causative Mutations of Major Prolificacy Genes in Iranian Fat-Tailed Sheep

Objective The presence of different missense mutations in sheep breeds have shown that the bone morphogenetic protein receptor 1B (BMPR1B), bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15) and growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9) genes play a vital role in ovulation rate and prolificacy in ewes. Therefore, the present study investigates BMPR1B, BMP15 and GDF9 genes mutations in prolific ewes of Iranian ...

Crossbreeding of iranian fat-tailed sheep I.preweaning growth performance of karakul.mehraban,naeini and their reciprocal crosses