title: Biochemical profiles in Friesian cattle naturally infected with Theileria annulata in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: The biochemical parameters were studied in adult and young Friesian cattle naturally infected with Theileria annulatta in the Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia. Forty-three clinical cases of tropical theileriosis were studied, together with 40 clinically healthy Friesian cattle. Cattle clinically infected with T. annulata had significantly lower serum total protein, albumin, globulin, creatinine, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron and copper concentrations and significantly higher AST activity and bilirubin concentration than the healthy cattle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, King Saud University, Qassim, Buraidah, PO Box 1482, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: O H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Omer
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: El-Malik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magzoub
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Mahmoud
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Haroun
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hawas
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Omar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000469:parasitology*; D003300:Copper / Q000097:blood; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000097:blood / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000097:blood; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D016796:Theileria annulata / Q000254:growth & development*; D013801:Theileriasis / Q000097:blood* / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D010758:Phosphorus; D003300:Copper; D003404:Creatinine; D007501:Iron; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D008274:Magnesium; D001663:Bilirubin; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium