• Journal of fish pathology
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.53-62
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• 1994

The effects of lidocaine on the parameters of haematology and blood chemistry were investigated in the carp(Cyprinus carpio). At low concentrations(100 and 200 ppm) of lidocaine, no significant changes in the parameters of haematology and blood chemistry were observed during recovery period from the treatment of lidocaine. However, at high concentrations(300 and 400 ppm) of lidocaine, red blood cell(RBC) and hematocrit(Ht) value, plasma glucose concentration, and the activity of lactate dehydogenase(LDH) were markedly increased compared with the controls. These increases were maintained for up to 60 min. Based on these results, it is suggested that lidocaine is generally not toxic to fish but has shown the physiological stress responses at high concentrations.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.46 no.3
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• pp.249-254
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• 2006

To determine the effects of exposure to formalin on the secondary stress indices, changes in haematology and blood chemistry were monitored in healthy crucian carps (Carassius auratus). Fishes were separately exposed in a concentration range of 125 to 500 ppm formalin for 60 min. After exposure, red blood cell (RBC) count and packed cell volume (PCV) were elevated in the 500 ppm formalin exposed group. However, mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH) were decreased significantly in the 500 ppm formalin exposed group. Total protein, albumin, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), creatinine, total bilirubin, inorganic phosphorus (IP) and magnesium were significantly increased at a concentration of 500 ppm. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and glucose were increased at a concentration of 500 ppm, but this was not significant. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and calcium were significantly decreased at concentrations of 250 and 500 ppm. AST, ALT, glucose and magnesium were significantly increased in the 250 ppm formalin exposed group. These results suggests that formalin exposure might cause some damage in the liver and kidney of crucian carp.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.483-488
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• 2007

To determine the effects of anesthesia to clove oil on the secondary stress indices, changes in haematological and blood chemistry were monitored in healthy crucian carps (Carassius auratus). 24 fishes were divided into three groups, and blood was collected before anaesthesia (control group), immediately after anaesthesia at a concentration of 30 mg/l clove oil (anesthetized group), and 24 h after anaesthesia (recovered group). The anesthesia to clove oil significantly increased glucose in anaesthetized group, and constantly decreased lactate dehydrogenase in anaesthetized group and recovered group. However, clove oil had not effect on other biochemical indices. These results suggests that the anesthetic use of clove oil at a concentration of 30 mg/l does not cause irreversible damage in carp.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• v.32 no.10
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• pp.1548-1557
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• 2019

Objective: To investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with different levels and molecular weights of fungal ${\beta}$-glucan on productive performances, health, carcass traits and meat quality in broilers. Methods: Two hundred and ten of one-day-old chicks with equal sex were assigned to seven experimental groups in $2{\times}4$ factorial arrangement. These groups were supplemented with (0, 10, 30, and 60 ppm) of molecular weight 1-3, 1-6 ${\beta}$-glucan (low or high). High molecular weight ${\beta}$-glucan (H: 943 kDa) was obtained from Ophiocordyceps dipterigena BCC 2073, whereas H with ${\gamma}$-Irradiation treatment was performed to achieve low molecular weight ${\beta}$-glucan (L: 8 kDa). Results: There was no statistical significance in productive performances, apparent digestibility and interaction between fixed factors along 42 days of experiment (p>0.05). A higher caecal amylase activity was present in the group that received L, while there was a dramatic decrease in H and the control groups, respectively (p<0.05). The increase of supplemental dose increased caecal amylase activity (p<0.05). Immunomodulatory effects from L was revealed by the marked increase of phagocytic activity, relative weight of thymus and bursa of fabricius (p<0.05). Similarly, the additive dose at 30 ppm provided the same results, whereas the only significant difference with supplementation at 60 ppm was an increase in phagocytic activity (p<0.05). Interestingly, villi height of broilers fed L was higher than other groups (p<0.05). The treatments did not influence haematology, blood chemistry, antibody production level against vaccination, carcass traits and meat quality (p>0.05). Conclusion: The supplementation of L at 30 ppm was suggested to achieve benefits of immune modulation without adverse effects on other parameters.

• Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.54-58
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• 2006

To find out the effectiveness of clinical examination for the diagnosis of respiratory tuberculosis, a 78 respiratory tuberculosis patient,s group was matched by sex and age with 78 control healthy subjects. In the result of blood chemistry, mean values of $123.5{\pm}62.04mg/dL$ in glucose, $429.01{\pm}150.77IU/L$ in LDH, and $44.51{\pm}43.76IU/L$ in ${\gamma}$-GTP, were higher than that of the controls (healthy subjects), and $3.51{\pm}0.68mg/dL$ in albumin was lower than that of the controls. In the result of the haematology examination, mean values of $12.52{\pm}3.27g/dL$ in hemoglobin, $36.72{\pm}7.28%$ in hematocrit, and $24.61{\pm}12.36%$ in lymphocyte, were lower than that of the controls, $9.23{\pm}5.25%$ in monocyte $78.30{\pm}37.35mm/hr$ in ESR, and $48.45{\pm}35.15U/L$ in ADA were higher than that of the controls. For the comparisons of the tuberculosis patients values from normal reference values, 22.2% in glucose, 22.4% in LDH, 25.0% in ${\gamma}$-GTP, 35.4% in albumin, 88% in ESR, and 88.6% in ADA, showed abnormal values. We concluded that the values of glucose, ${\gamma}$-GTP, albumin, WBC, RBC, hemoglobin, hematocrit, lymphocyte, monocyte, ADA, and the ESR were useful in tuberculosis diagnosis.