PHYSIOCHEMICAL AND CYTOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OF HEALTHY SANTA INES OVINE ANIMALS

Authors

  • Jomel Francisco dos Santos Unidade Acadêmica de Garanhuns, UFRPE
  • Marcela F. Duarte Moraes UFRPE
  • Thiago Arcoverde Maciel UFRPE
  • Paulo José Duarte-Neto Unidade Acadêmica de Garanhuns, UFRPE
  • Carla Lopes Mendonça Clínica de Bovinos de Garanhuns, UFRPE
  • Daniela Oliveira Unidade Acadêmica de Garanhuns, UFRPE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v13i3.16386

Keywords:

Ruminat Sanity

Abstract

The occurrence of neurological disease is widespread in clinical medicine of domestic animal, but there are few studies documenting the normal composition of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in ovine, especially Santa Ines breed. This study establishes the parameters for normal physiochemical and cytological analysis of cerebrospinal fluid as an aid for diagnosis of neurological disorders in this breed. For this, 40 adult ovine animals, aged between six and 18 months, were used for puncture of lumbosacral CSF. The aspect and color shower a clear and colorless pattern. The average density was 1.006 ± 0.0064, protein concentration was 25.27 ± 6.64 mg/dL and glucose concentration was 46.89 ± 10.99 mg/dL. Enzymes had concentration averages of 116.72 ± 80.79 U/L for creatine kinase; 17.43 ± 11.91 U/L for lactate dehydrogenase and 17.08 ± 3.85 U/L for aspartate aminotransferase. The results for the global cell count were 4.61 ± 4.96 leukocytes/µL (0 to 15 lymphocytes, 0 to 10 monocytes, 1 to 14 neutrophils). Considering the lack of reference data for the physiochemical and cytological CSF analysis of Santa Ines ovine breed, it is recommended that the results obtained in this study are considered normal values for the breed.

KEYWORDS: biochemistry; CFS; cytology; small ruminant; standard features.

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Author Biographies

Jomel Francisco dos Santos, Unidade Acadêmica de Garanhuns, UFRPE

Mestrando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sanidade e Reprodução de Ruminantes

Marcela F. Duarte Moraes, UFRPE

Médica Veterinária, Unidade Acadêmica de Garanhuns

Thiago Arcoverde Maciel, UFRPE

Residente, Clínica de Bovinos de Garanhuns, UFRPE

Paulo José Duarte-Neto, Unidade Acadêmica de Garanhuns, UFRPE

Área de Bioestatística, Unidade Acadêmica de Garanhuns, UFRPE

Carla Lopes Mendonça, Clínica de Bovinos de Garanhuns, UFRPE

Médica Veterinária, Clínica de Bovinos de Garanhuns, UFRPE

Daniela Oliveira, Unidade Acadêmica de Garanhuns, UFRPE

Área de Anatomia Animal, Unidade Acadêmica de Garanhuns, UFRPE

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Published

2012-09-28

How to Cite

DOS SANTOS, J. F.; MORAES, M. F. D.; MACIEL, T. A.; DUARTE-NETO, P. J.; MENDONÇA, C. L.; OLIVEIRA, D. PHYSIOCHEMICAL AND CYTOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OF HEALTHY SANTA INES OVINE ANIMALS. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 13, n. 3, p. 382–387, 2012. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v13i3.16386. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/16386. Acesso em: 24 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 3 (2012)

Section

Veterinary Medicine

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