NORMAL STATUS OF ZINC IN BLOOD OF BUFFALOES IN RELATION TO SOME MINERALS

Document Type : Research article

Authors

Dept. of Vet. Med.. Faculties of Vet. Med., Assiut & Zagazig Universties.

Abstract

Recently blood analysis is of outstanding in portance as a base to comp < /strong>are between the range of normal blood constituents and those attained by pathological interference. 63 serum samples were collected from 21 newly born buffaloe calves and 42 adult for the de termination of their normal status of zinc and its relation to calcium and inorganic p < /strong>hosp < /strong>horus. The samp < /strong>les were collected from different localities in Upper Egypt. The results obtained revealed that the normal average zinc, calcium and inorganic phosp < /strong>horus levels of the newly-born calves (2-5 months) were 58.8-91.5 ug%, 4.82-12.9 & 4.63-8.0 mg% while those of aduits (15 months) were 78.57 98.8 ug%, 5.77 - 12.71 and 4.87-7.5 mg%, res pectively. The results obtained throw light on normal zinc serum levels of buffaloes, a finding of vital imp < /strong>ortance in detecting abnormalities due to physiological, diseased or/and defi ciencies conditions.