Title
Relationship between foetal and maternal serum biochemistry in alpacas
Other title
[Relación entre los Valores Bioquímicos Séricos Fetal y Maternal en Alpacas]
Date Issued
01 July 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Alejandro R.G.
Luis R.R.
Estación Experimental Del Centro de Investigación IVITA El Mantaro
Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Estación Experimental Del Centro de Investigación IVITA El Mantaro
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The aim this study was to relate the fetal and maternal serum biochemistry levels in the three thirds of the gestation period of the alpaca (Vicugna pacos). In total, 24 pregnant alpaca and their fetus were sampled to analyze levels of glucose (G), triglycerides (T), cholesterol (C), total protein (PT), albumin (A), calcium (Ca), total bilirubin (BT), direct bilirubin (BD), and alkaline phosphatase (FA). The number of animals in the first, second and third stage of gestation were 6, 7 and 11 respectively. The maternal-fetal correlations were G: 0.81, C: 0.70, T: 0.85, PT: 0.38, A: 0.38, FA: 0.29, Ca: 0.01, BT: 0.15 and BD: -0.05. The serum biochemistry levels were significantly different (from p<0.05) mainly in the third gestation period. It is concluded that all the biochemical parameters increased during gestation and the relationship between maternal-fetal serum biochemistry was positive.
Start page
467
End page
474
Volume
27
Issue
3
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85002198106
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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