Studies on Pregnancy Toxemia In Goat Using Isotopes

Abstract

For studying the problem of pregnancy toxemia in goat, 294 adult, balady does aged 3-6 years were subjected for investigation of the following:- 1- One hundred _and seventy-seven clinically healthy nannies were _used for

establishing the normal values of different serum biochemical constituents under variable physiological and stress conditions specially the effect of pregnancy and seasonal changes 0 2- Studying the clinical symptoms , some serum biochemical constituents as well as necropsy and histopatholoical changes in 21 pregnancy toxemic nannies 0 3- Some trials for treatment of pregnancy toxemia were applied in 35 natural affected does 0 4- Experimental induction of pregnancy toxemia by starvation was applied in

8 pregnant goats 0 •-

5- Trials to prevent the occurrence of pregnancy toxemia were subjected to 74 pregnant does 0