Levels of Copper, Zinc and Manganese in Cattle with Leptospirosis

Volume: 4 Number: 2 June 1, 2015
  • Nilgün Paksoy
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Levels of Copper, Zinc and Manganese in Cattle with Leptospirosis

Abstract

This study was aimed at determining the alterations in the blood serum levels of copper, zinc and manganese in cattle infected with leptospirosis. Ten cattle aged from 6 months to 1.5 years, 4 of which were female and 6 of which were male, and that were raised in the Kars province and its vicinity and were diagnosed with leptospirosis on the basis of clinical and dark-field microscopic examination, constituted the material of the study. Five female and five male cattle, belonging to the same age group, were maintained for control purposes. The blood serum levels of copper, zinc and manganese were determined as 0.7870±0.28694 mg/L, 1.7020±0.51294 mg/L, and 0.3540±0.05582 mg/L, respectively, in the infected group, and as 0.01852±0.05941 mg/L, 2.9616±0.76576 mg/L, and 6.8630±1.91527 mg/L, respectively, in the control group. In the infected group, the copper levels were significantly higher (p< 0.001), and the zinc (p< 0.001) and manganese (p< 0.001) levels were significantly lower, in comparison to those of the control group. In the cattle infected with leptospirosis, the significantly elevated copper levels were attributed to the increased immune response to the infection, whereas the significantly reduced zinc and manganese levels were attributed to the use of these elements in the immune response and their consumption for the virulence of the infectious agent.

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June 1, 2015

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Year 2015 Volume: 4 Number: 2

APA
Paksoy, N. (2015). Levels of Copper, Zinc and Manganese in Cattle with Leptospirosis. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 4(2), 53-56. https://izlik.org/JA24BU23BS
AMA
1.Paksoy N. Levels of Copper, Zinc and Manganese in Cattle with Leptospirosis. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2015;4(2):53-56. https://izlik.org/JA24BU23BS
Chicago
Paksoy, Nilgün. 2015. “Levels of Copper, Zinc and Manganese in Cattle With Leptospirosis”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 4 (2): 53-56. https://izlik.org/JA24BU23BS.
EndNote
Paksoy N (June 1, 2015) Levels of Copper, Zinc and Manganese in Cattle with Leptospirosis. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 4 2 53–56.
IEEE
[1]N. Paksoy, “Levels of Copper, Zinc and Manganese in Cattle with Leptospirosis”, Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 53–56, June 2015, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA24BU23BS
ISNAD
Paksoy, Nilgün. “Levels of Copper, Zinc and Manganese in Cattle With Leptospirosis”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 4/2 (June 1, 2015): 53-56. https://izlik.org/JA24BU23BS.
JAMA
1.Paksoy N. Levels of Copper, Zinc and Manganese in Cattle with Leptospirosis. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2015;4:53–56.
MLA
Paksoy, Nilgün. “Levels of Copper, Zinc and Manganese in Cattle With Leptospirosis”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, vol. 4, no. 2, June 2015, pp. 53-56, https://izlik.org/JA24BU23BS.
Vancouver
1.Nilgün Paksoy. Levels of Copper, Zinc and Manganese in Cattle with Leptospirosis. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg [Internet]. 2015 Jun. 1;4(2):53-6. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA24BU23BS