Changes in selected blood metabolites associated with melatonin administration in dairy goats

• Authors: K. Darul , H. Kruczynska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In order to examine the effect of exogenous melatonin on selected blood indices, dairy goats were given pineal gland hormone at a dose of 0.1 mg/kg body weight. Next, one and four hours after the melatonin had been administered, blood samples were collected from the goats in the control and treated groups in order to determine the levels of glucose, total cholesterol, triacyloglycerides, free fatty acids, as well as alanine and aspartate aminotransferase. The pineal gland hormone caused a significant increase in the levels of glucose, total cholesterol, triacyloglycerides and the activity of alanine aminotransferase. After melatonin administration a significant decrease in the FFA:TAG and FFA:Cholesterol blood ratios was observed. Moreover, no changes in the free fatty acid concentrations and the activity of aspartate aminotransferase were observed.

Keywords

EN

BLOOD INDICES; DAIRY GOAT; MELATONIN

Discipline

• EXPERIMENTAL_BIOLOGY_&_MEDICINE: EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY & MEDICINE

• Publisher: Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Folia Biologica
• Year: 2004
• Volume: 52
• Issue: 3-4
• Pages: 239-241

Contributors

author

K. Darul

author

H. Kruczynska

• Document Type: ARTICLE
• Publication order reference: Helena Kruczynska, Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Management, August Cieszkowski Agricultural University, Wolynska 33, 60-637 Poznan, Poland