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. 2022 Oct;29(10):103397.
doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.103397. Epub 2022 Jul 25.

Impact of drinking of saline water on hemato-biochemical parameters of Black Bengal goats in the selected areas of Bangladesh

Rukhsana A Runa  1 , Shahrier Maksud  1 , Mohammad S Rahman  1 , Moinul Hasan  1 , Mohammad R Alam  1
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Impact of drinking of saline water on hemato-biochemical parameters of Black Bengal goats in the selected areas of Bangladesh

Rukhsana A Runa et al. Saudi J Biol Sci. 2022 Oct.

Abstract

Global climatic changes are contaminating ground and surface water sources around the world, resulting in increased salinity. Knowing the animals' typical physiological capability for salinity tolerance without compromising their health is a necessity. The research was undertaken to determine the impacts of drinking water salinity on hemato-biochemical parameters of Black Bengal goats. A total of 40 Black Bengal goats (20 male and 20 female), age ranging from 1 to 5 years, were randomly selected and divided into 2 groups. The animals of group 1 received higher saline water (12 ppt) and those in group 2 received lower saline water (1 ppt) as regular drinking water. Blood parameters of all selected goats were measured. Serum creatinine, uric acid, urea, potassium, sodium, and chloride were significantly higher (P< 0.05) in the animals of group 1 compared with group 2, although serum phosphorous was significantly lower (P < 0.05) in group 1 compared with group 2. There were no significant differences in serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), glucose, magnesium, and calcium between the animals of group 1 and 2. AST and magnesium differed significantly (P < 0.05) between young and adult goats in group 1. Glucose and urea levels were slightly higher (P < 0.05) in young goats. In both groups, male goats had significantly higher (P < 0.05) serum potassium and urea levels than female goats. The results suggest that Black Bengal goats of the coastal areas have different salt tolerance capacities based on their age and sex, and adapt to higher salinity by changing kidney functions.

Keywords: Adaptation; Blood parameters; Drinking saline water; Goats.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Changes of liver enzymes [Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) and Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)] in group 1 and group 2.
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Changes of serum creatinine and uric acid concentration in group 1 and group 2.
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Changes of serum urea concentration in group 1 and group 2.
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