Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2014, 62(1), 71-79 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201462010071

The Influence of High Iodine Intake on Chosen Blood Parameters of Sheep

Hana Dušová1, Jan Trávníček1, Zdeněk Peksa1, Kristýna Šimák-Líbalová1, Anna Šimková1, Daniel Falta2, Kateřina Švejdová1
1 Department of Veterinary Disciplines and Quality of Products, Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Studentská 13, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
2 Department of Animal Breeding, Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic

The objective of the study was to evaluate the influence of high iodine intake in ewes on haematological and biochemical parameters of the blood of ewes and their lambs. Twelve pregnant ewes of the Sumava sheep breed and their newborn lambs were included in the experiment. Control group (A) consisted of 6 ewes with 7 lambs and experimental group (B) comprised 6 ewes with 6 lambs. The feed ration was enriched with calcium iodate by addition of 3 and 5 mg/kg in group A and group B, respectively. The studied parameters in ewes and lambs were haematocrit value, red blood cell count and haemoglobin concentration in blood, concentration of urea and total proteins, and alkaline phosphatase activity in blood plasma. No differences were found out in haematocrit value, red blood cell count, concentration of haemoglobin and total proteins between groups of ewes A and B with their lambs. Urea concentration and alkaline phosphatase activity were higher in ewes of group B and their lambs during the entire experimental period. An increase in the values of urea and alkaline phosphatase in the group of ewes and lambs with higher iodine intake indicates a potential risk of high iodine intake associated with changes in the thyroid activity in ewes and their lambs.

Keywords: calcium iodate, ewes, lambs, urea, alkaline phosphatase, total protein
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This study was supported by the Grant NAZV QH 81 105 of Ministry of Agriculture , Project 011/2013/Z of the Grant Agency of the University of South Bohemia and IGA TP 2/2013 AF MENDELU.

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Dušová, H., Trávníček, J., Peksa, Z., Šimák-Líbalová, K., Šimková, A., Falta, D., & Švejdová, K. (2014). The Influence of High Iodine Intake on Chosen Blood Parameters of Sheep. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 62(1), 71-79. doi: 10.11118/actaun201462010071
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