Āsīb/shināsī-i Darmāngāhī-i Dāmpizishkī (Feb 2011)
Serum Levels of Zinc, Copper and Their Carrier Proteins in Cattle with theileriosis
Abstract
In this study, 90 cattle with theileriosis and 90 healthy cattle were studied based on clinical and laboratory examination including parasitological and biochemical tests. Special biochemical kits were used for determination of zinc, copper, albumin, calcium, magnesium and ferrous levels in sera. Serum levels of transferin and ceruloplasmin were measured with ELISA and Sunderman & Nomoto method, respectively. The serum level of zinc was significantly decreased in cattle suffering from theileriosis (p