Assessment of Serum Trace Elements in Diarrheic Yaks (Bos grunniens) in Hongyuan, China.
Diarrhea is one of the main causes of animal deaths especially in neonatal calves. The objective of this study was to investigate the blood serum for cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), Molybdenum (Mo), selenium (Se), and zinc (Zn) concentrations in yak serum samples by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) from 35 yaks consisting of 10 healthy and 25 diarrheic ones. Our observations indicated that the concentrations of Mn, Zn, and Fe in yak affected with diarrhea had statistically significant reduced levels as compared to the control group (P < 0.05). The mean concentration of Cu in blood serum of diarrheic yaks was found significantly higher than the normal ones (P < 0.05). The Mn and Zn in the serum of diarrheic groups were observed significantly different (P < 0.05) with different ages. These findings can provide for some valuable information for the investigation on relationship between trace elements in the serum of normal and diarrheic yaks.
College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China.
Zhaoqing
Z
Han
College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China.
Rongrong
R
Li
College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China.
Kun
K
Li
University College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
Muhammad
M
Shahzad
College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China.
Xiao Qiang
XQ
Wang
College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China.
Wenteng
W
Jiang
College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China.
Houqiang
H
Luo
College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China.
Gang
G
Qiu
College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China.
Fazul
F
Nabi
College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China. lijk210@sina.com.|Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Tibetan University, Linzhi, 860000, People's Republic of China. lijk210@sina.com.
Jiakui
J
Li
College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China. 414446806@qq.com.
Xianrong
X
Meng
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002681:China; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000097:blood*; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000097:blood*
D014131:Trace Elements
Diarrhea; Hongyuan of China; Trace elements; Yaks