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| Titre : | Association Between Low Serum Zinc Concentration and Hypogammaglobulinemia in Foals of Different Age Categories (2013) |
| Auteurs : | A.C. Barbara ; E.A. Alvarez ; E. DE SIMONE A. ; J.M. Bottini |
| Type de document : | Article : texte imprimé |
| Dans : | JOURNAL OF EQUINE VETERINARY SCIENCE (Vol. 33, n6, 2013-06-01) |
| Article en page(s) : | p 401-405 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : |
Equivoc Alimentation Du Jeune ; Oligo Élément ; Poulain ; Zinc |
| Résumé : | Zinc (Zn) is an essential trace element, and its deficiency causes defects in the response of the immune system, affecting the synthesis and secretion of ?-globulins. In this study, we evaluated serum Zn levels in race foals of different age categories to establish the relationship between subnormal values of Zn and decreased levels of ?-globulins. Decreased ?-globulin levels were accompanied by total protein and albumin serum levels that were within the normal range for the species. Serum Zn was measured in 304 foals (aged between 8 and 24 months), which were classified into three categories (weaning, yearling, and 2 years). The albumin/globulin ratio was 1.28 ? 0.2964 in the normal Zn group and 2.185 ? 0.818 (P < .001) in the low Zn group. Hypogammaglobulinemia was found to be more frequent in the yearling and in the 2-year-old category animals (P < .001 low Zn vs. normal Zn). |
| Cote du document numérique : | 16021 |
| Classement cheval : | A15/B05 |
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