Studies on the relationship between sway disease of bactrian camels and copper status in Gansu province |
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Authors: | Liu Zong-Ping Ma Zhuo Zhang You-Jia |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, 730070 Lanzhou, Gansu, People's Republic of China |
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Abstract: | The clinical signs of camel sway disease in the Hexi Corridor of Gansu province were defined. The contents of eight minerals in soils, in forage and in the blood and hair of bactrian camels from this region were determined. The related blood indices were also measured. The concentration of molybdenum in soils and forage was 4.8±0.02 and 4.8±0.25 µg/g (dry matter), respectively, the copper to molybdenum ratio in the forage being only 1.3. The concentration of copper in blood and hair from the camels was 0.28±0.17 µg/ml and 3.50±1.00 µg/g, respectively. There was a hypochromic microcytic anaemia and a low level of ceruloplasmin in the blood. It is therefore suggested that sway disease of bactrian camels in this region is caused by secondary copper deficiency, mainly due to the high molybdenum content in soils and forage. The copper deficiency in the camels was aggravated during reproduction. Oral administration of copper sulphate can prevent and cure the disease.Abbreviations AKP
alkaline phosphatase
- BUN
blood urea nitrogen
- Chol
cholesterol
- Cp
ceruloplasmin
- Crt
creatinine
- DM
dry matter
- -GGT
-glutamyltransferase
- Hb
haemoglobin concentration
- LDH
lactate dehydrogenase
- MCH
mean corpuscular haemoglobin content
- MCHC
mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration
- MCV
mean corpuscular volume
- PCV
packed cell volume
- RBC
red blood cell count |
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Keywords: | bactrian camel copper molybdenum sway disease |
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