Effects Of Smelling Narcotics On Some Biochemical Parameters In German Shepherd Dogs
Effects Of Smelling Narcotics On Some Biochemical Parameters In German Shepherd Dogs
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2015-04-07
Authors
Mohammed, Abdeen
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UOFK
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This work was conducted in Biochemistry Department Faculty of Vet.
Medicine University of Khartoum to study the effects of smelling
narcotics (C.sativa and heroin) on some biochemical parameters in
German shepherd dogs.
The study targeted Police German shepherd dogs in Police Dogs
Administration. Twenty-six adult German shepherd dogs, males and
females 2-9years old , weighing between 25-35kg,working in the Police
Dogs Administration, were selected, divided as10 dogs as C.sativa
detectors, 6 dogs as heroin detectors and other 10 dogs as control group .
The blood samples were taken from the cevalic vein for investigation of
SGOT ,SGPT, ALP, glucose, urea and creatinine in three different
seasons summer, winter and autumn . The effects of sex , age and season
were considered for all parameters .
The results obtained showed that, the mean values of plasma
alkaline phosphatase and glutamic pyruvate transaminase for the C. sativa
detectors were at similar levels compared to the control group, whereas
the mean values of glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) were
slightly higher compared to the control. Heroin detectors showed similar
level for all enzymes compared to control. The mean values of plasma
urea and creatinine for C.sativa detectors showed slight increase
compared to the control but the difference was not significant. The same
effect was also observed in the heroin detectors.
Plasma glucose showed slight decrease for C.sativa detectors, but
there was no effect observed for the heroin detectors. No difference was
observed between males and females, young and old dogs for all
parameters. All parameters, except glucose, showed
significant increase (p <0.05) in summer and autumn compared to the
levels measured in winter for both treated and un treated animals.
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Biochemical Parameters,German,Shepherd Dogs