REFERENCE VALUES OF OXIDATIVE STRESS PARAMETERS IN ADULT IRANIAN FAT-TAILED
SHEEP
S. Nazifi*, N. Ghafari1, F. Farshneshani, M.
Rahsepar and S. M. Razavi1
Department of Clinical Studies; 1Department
of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine,
ShirazUniversity, Shiraz, Iran
*Corresponding author: nazifi@shirazu.ac.ir
Abstract
The present study was performed on 111 adult clinically healthy Iranian
fat-tailed sheep from both sexes (28 male and 83 female). Blood concentrations
of oxidative stress parameters viz. malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase
(SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) were determined. The
reference values for oxidative stress parameters of adult clinically healthy
Iranian fat-tailed sheep were as followed: MDA 0.53-0.60 mmol/l,
SOD 948.65-1011.50 U/gHb, CAT 1834.29-1915.63 U/gHb and GPX 191.67-196.52 U/gHb.
There were no significant differences in oxidative stress parameters among
animal of the two sexes.