Effects of trichophytosis on serum zinc levels in calves

Nisbet C., Yarim G. F., Ciftci G., YAVUZ H. H., Çiftci A.

BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH, cilt.113, sa.3, ss.273-279, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 113 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1385/bter:113:3:273
  • Dergi Adı: BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.273-279
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: calves, serum, trichophytosis, zinc, ANTIOXIDANT, TRANSPORTER, DEFICIENCY, RINGWORM, DISEASES, CANCER, DOGS
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of this study was to determine the zinc levels in calves with trichophytosis and to research the importance of zinc for fungi. The sera of 20 calves with trichophytosis and 10 healthy calves were used in this study. Zinc levels of the sera were measured by the atomic absorption spectrophotometer method. Serum zinc levels of diseased and healthy animals were found to be 42.0 +/- 16.6 mu g/ dL and 75.8 +/- 5.9 mu g/ dL, respectively. Serum zinc levels of diseased calves were lower than healthy ones and this difference were found to be important statistically ( p< 0.001), whereas there is no statistical difference on the levels of lymphocyte, monocyte, granulocyte, erythrocyte, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and mean corpuscular volume between groups. These parameters were not influenced by low zinc levels.