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Plasma Levels of Zinc, Copper, Copper/Zinc Ratio, and Activity of Carbonic Anhydrase in Equine Piroplasmosis

We have determined the plasma concentrations of copper, zinc, copper/zinc ratio, and carbonic anhydrase activity in horses infected with Babesia equi. The study was conducted in 14 horses with the disease and 10 healthy animals that served as controls. The infection was confirmed by the clinical manifestations of the disease and by Giemsa staining of thin blood smears showing the parasites inside red blood cells. The horses with piroplasmosis had lower plasma levels of zinc, elevated copper, and increased activity of carbonic anhydrase. Consequently, the copper/zinc ratio was also higher than in the healthy controls.

Antioxidant vitamins and microminerals in cows with foot-and-mouth disease

Foot and-mouth disease (FMD) is an acute, highly contagious inflammatory viral disease of domestic and wild animals which causes decrease in productivity and lead to mortality. This study was conducted to investigate the levels of copper, zinc, magnesium and iron, a-tocopherol, vitamin D3, vitamin C and lipid peroxidation in cow with foot-and-mouth disease. Sixty native black cows infected by foot-and-mouth disease and twenty healthy controls were selected for the study after clinical and serological examination. In the diseased animals, the malondialdehyde (p