[Determination of micro and macronutrients in the cattle of the Venezuelan plains and their influence on the origin of bovine paraplegic syndrome].
We report a study carried out in three livestock-producing regions of Venezuela to determine the mineral status of grazing cattle and its relationship to the Síndrome Parpléjico del Bovino (SPB). Animal tissue samples from blood and liver were collected from a total of 17 farms within three regions: southwest (Apure), central (Guárico) and southeast (Bolívar) both during the dry and rainy seasons. In SPB free animals, the serum levels of sodium, potassium, chloride, magnesium, total and ionized calcium, phosphorus, and creatinine, were within the normal range. Glucose was found to be deficient in cattle from Bolívar and Guárico states and normal in Apure. With the exception of liver copper and serum zinc, all the other microelements analyzed (liver cobalt, and molybdenum, and serum iron) were found to be normal. Copper was found to be low in all regions studied with a mean value of 74.8 ppm indicating a moderate deficiency of this element. Similarly, in the central and southwest regions, zinc was found to be close to 0.34 ppm, significantly lower than the critical level of 0.7 ppm. In order to determine the effect of the dry and rainy seasons on the content of macro and microelements, controlled group of cattle from the three regions were followed in their contents of magnesium, calcium, copper and iron. In the dry season all of these elements tended to be much lower, showing a significant increase in the rainy season. This increase was much greater in cattle that received mineral supplementation and sanitary treatment. Bovines with diagnosis of SPB showed: low liver copper content, low serum magnesium and phosphorus levels significantly higher that control cattle.
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Centro de Biofísica y Bioquímica, IVIC, Caracas.
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D003404:Creatinine / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D007477:Ions; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000032:analysis*; D008903:Minerals / Q000378:metabolism; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000662:veterinary*; D014687:Venezuela
D007477:Ions; D018977:Micronutrients; D008903:Minerals; D003404:Creatinine; D005947:Glucose
Micro y macronutrientes en el ganado bovino de los llanos venezolanos y su posible relacion con el origen del sindrome paraplejico del bovino.