STUDIES ON SOME PARASITES AND BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS ON OSTRICH IN EGYPT | ||||
Kafrelsheikh Veterinary Medical Journal | ||||
Article 6, Volume 2, Issue 1, March 2004, Page 87-105 PDF (704.43 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/kvmj.2004.112392 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Entessar, A. Arafa* 1; Azza, M. Kamal2; Salwa Awadalla1 | ||||
1Department of Avian Disease, Animal Health Research Institute, Dokki | ||||
2Department of Biochemistry, Animal Health Research Institute, Dokki | ||||
Abstract | ||||
A total number of 75 Ostrich of various breads, sexes and ages were used. The study revealed that 25 % among examined Ostrich infested with Ascaridia, 17.3 % infested with Libostrngyloides, 13.3 % with Cryptosporidium, 8 % with Blantidium spp., 14.6 % Giardia spp., 9.3 % Trichomonas spp. and 12 % Coccidia spp. Also, the biochemical changes in serum show a significant decrease in protein, albumin, globulin, glucose and calcium and show a slightly decrease in cholest-erol and non significante change in sodium and phosphorus. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Ostrich; Ascaridia; Libostrngyloides; Cryptosporidium | ||||
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