JOURNAL OF LIVESTOCK SCIENCE, cilt.8, ss.72-76, 2017 (ESCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)
This study was conducted to assess the pattern of changes and the relative values of homocysteine in bovine tropical theileriosis. The diseased group comprised of 20 cattle (2-3 years old) naturally infected with Theileria annulata. As control group, 10 uninfected cattle were also sampled. Whilecobalt (Co), vitamin B-12, folate, total protein (TP), globulin values were determined significantly lower than control group (P<0.001), serum homocystein (Hcy), creatine kinasemyocardial band (CK-MB), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), creatine kinase (CK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatinine, urea, and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) concentrations were determined higher than control group (P<0.001). As a result, decreases in serum B-12 vitamin concentrations of cattle with theileriosis lead to increases in serum Hcy level.