Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies (Oct 2023)
DYNAMICS OF A FEW IMMUNE UNSPECIFIC PARAMETERS IN SHEEP FOOT DISEASES
Abstract
In the spring period of year 2008 were been examined 63 sheep from a private herd in west side of our country in the view of foot diseases discovering. From these were selected 16 sheep from Ţurcana breed, 1-6 years aged and divided in two groups: 8 healthy sheep and 8 with foot diseases manifested by lameness and walking refuse. From both groups were been taken blood samples in the view of unspecific immunologic parameters evaluation (seric properdine, lysozyme, phagocytic index). The obtain results in the healthy group were between normal limits (17.80±1.28 properdine, 6.65±0.35 lysozime and 45.0±1.53phagocytic index) in comparison with diseased group, where obtained values were higher, almost doubled (41.06±1.82 properdine, 11.27±1.20 lysozyme and 81.92±0.72 phagocytic index). These results emphasized that bacterial infections from the animals feet level induced an intense activation process of immune unspecific mechanisms.
