BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH EXPERIMENTAL ORF INFECTION IN SHEEP AND GOATS

F.M.T. Housawi

Abstract   

    The inoculation of sheep and goats with contagious pustular dermatitis (orf) virus manifested typical clinical signs indicative of orf viral infection. The inoculated animal’s sero converted and showed significant decrease in total proteins. A significant increase was seen in the rectal temperature, haematocrit values, concentration of cortisol, glucose, creatinine, aspartate aminotransferase and creatinine kinase but not in lactic dehydrogenase,