Abstract
Three dogs (age 7.0 + 0.33; weight 12-14 kg) were maintained on optimal conditions and fed 300g of infected sheep liver having 2-3 cm fertile hydatid cyst for five days early in the morning. They were kept for 3 months and their freshly voided faeces were examined for gravid segment of Echincoccus granulosus. Nine healthy sheep of (age 4.0 + 1.25 months) were maintained under optimal conditions and acclimatized for two weeks prior to experimentation. 3 of them were retained as control group and 6 as experimental group. Twenty fresh gravid segments collected from faecal sample of experimental dog, were fed to the sheep in experimental group for 5 days and then blood sample was monthly-pooled up to six months. In the 7th month three of them were considered as treated group and orally given mashed Aloe vera (2g/kg body wt. /day) till the termination of experiment. Their blood samples were pooled for further two months to evaluate the effects of A. vera.Infected group showed an overall decrease in glucose (P<0.01), protein (P<0.01) & cholesterol (P<0.001) and non significant increase in bilirubin, aspartate arninotransferase (ASAT), alanine aminotransferase (ALAT),alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and acid phosphatase (ACP) in the infected group. After treatment with A. vera there was noted a gradual increase in glucose, protein (P<0.01) &. cholesterol (P<0.Ol) and non significant decrease in ASAT. ALAT, alkaline phosphatase and acid phosphatase.
ARSHAD, M., QURAT-UL-AIN, TANVEER, A. , SHAFIZ, M. (2002) Biochemical Changes in Sheep After Oral Administration of Echinococcus Granulosus Egg and Its control by Aloe Vera, Punjab University Journal of Zoology, Volume 17, Issue.
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