Measuring of serum pepsinogens level in abomasal lesions of sheep

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate serum pepsinogens values with and without abomasal lesions of sheep. Eighty-five blood and abomasal samples containing abomasal lesions were collected during slaughtering of sheep in the slaughterhouse of Al-Qasim city-Iraq. The abomasal mucosa was examined, and the type, number, and location of lesions were recorded. Serum was taken for pepsinogen assay by ELISA technique. Results revealed that the highest percentage of lesions in abomasum were nodules (48.23%), ulcers (23.52%), parasites (17.64%) and hemorrhage (10.58%). A significant difference (P≤0.05) was recorded between nodules and other abomasum lesions. Serum pepsinogens values in abomasal lesions were found higher (3.8) than those without abomasal lesions (3.13), and showed a significant difference in samples which had different lesions (3.8±0.13) than free lesions samples (3.13±0.1). No significant difference was shown between all samples containing ulcer, nodules, and parasites (3.65± 0.28) (3.88±0.24) (3.65±0.95) respectively although the nodules were recorded higher serum pepsinogens comparative with other lesions.