Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Assessment of Serum Trace Elements in Diarrheic Yaks (Bos grunniens) in Hongyuan, China

  • Published:
Biological Trace Element Research Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Diarrhea is one of the main causes of animal deaths especially in neonatal calves. The objective of this study was to investigate the blood serum for cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), Molybdenum (Mo), selenium (Se), and zinc (Zn) concentrations in yak serum samples by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) from 35 yaks consisting of 10 healthy and 25 diarrheic ones. Our observations indicated that the concentrations of Mn, Zn, and Fe in yak affected with diarrhea had statistically significant reduced levels as compared to the control group (P < 0.05). The mean concentration of Cu in blood serum of diarrheic yaks was found significantly higher than the normal ones (P < 0.05). The Mn and Zn in the serum of diarrheic groups were observed significantly different (P < 0.05) with different ages. These findings can provide for some valuable information for the investigation on relationship between trace elements in the serum of normal and diarrheic yaks.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Hostetler CE, Kincaid RL, Mirando MA (2003) The role of essential trace elements in embryonic and fetal development in livestock. Vet J 166(2):125–139

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  2. Beede DK (2006) Evaluation of water quality and nutrition for dairy cattle. High Plains Dairy Conference Amarillo, Texas

    Google Scholar 

  3. Lindh U (2013) Biological functions of the elements. In: Selinus O et al., (ed) Essentials of medical geology, revised edn. Springer, New York, pp 129–177

  4. Prashanth L, Kattapagari KK, Chitturi RT et al (2015) A review on role of essential trace elements in health and disease. J Dr NTR Univ Health Sci 4(2):75

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Guyot H, Saegerman C, Lebreton P et al (2009) Epidemiology of trace elements deficiencies in Belgian beef and dairy cattle herds. J Trace Elem Med Biol 23:116–123

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. López-Alonso M (2012) Trace minerals and livestock: not too much not too little. ISRN Vet Sci. doi:10.5402/2012/704825

    PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  7. Cabaret J, Bouilhol M, Mage C (2002) Managing helminths of ruminants in organic farming. Vet Res 33:625–640

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  8. Grove-White DH, White DG (1999) Abdominal distention in collapsed diarrhoeic calves: biochemical findings and treatment. Vet Rec 144:639–642

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  9. Li K, Gao J, Shahzad M et al (2014) Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in yaks (Bos grunniens) on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China. Vet Parasitol 205:354–356

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  10. Zhang D, Yi J, Liu J et al (2015) Seroprevalence of antibodies against foot and mouth disease vaccine in yaks in China. Pak Vet J 35(3):371–374

    Google Scholar 

  11. Han Z, Gao J, Shahzad M et al (2013) Seroprevalence of bovine tuberculosis infection in yaks (Bos grunniens) on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China. Trop Anim Health Pro 45:1277–1279

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Müller O, Krawinkel M (2005) Malnutrition and health in developing countries. Can Med Assoc J 173:279–286

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Lukacik M, Thomas RL, Aranda JV (2008) A meta-analysis of the effects of oral zinc in the treatment of acute and persistent diarrhea. Pediatrics 121:326–336

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  14. Gürgöze MK, Ölçücü A, Aygün AD et al (2006) Serum and hair levels of zinc, selenium, iron, and copper in children with iron-deficiency anemia. Biol Trace Elem Res 111:23–29

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  15. Arora R, Kulshreshtha S, Mohan G et al (2006) Estimation of serum zinc and copper in children with acute diarrhea. Biol Trace Elem Res 114:121–126

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  16. Barany E, Bergdahl IA, Bratteby LE et al (2002) Relationships between trace element concentrations in human blood and serum. Toxicol Lett 134:177–184

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  17. Graham TW (1991) Trace elements deficiencies in cattle. Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract 7:153–215

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  18. Mee JF, Rogers PAM (1994) Base-line survey of blood trace element status of 50 dairy herds in the south of Ireland in the spring and autumn of 1991. Irish Vet J 47:115–122

    Google Scholar 

  19. Enjalbert F, Lebreton P, Salat O (2006) Effects of copper, zinc and selenium status on performance and health in commercial dairy and beef herds: retrospective study. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr 90:459–466

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  20. Erdogan S, Celik S, Erdogan Z (2004) Seasonal and locational effects on serum, milk, liver and kidney chromium, manganese, copper, zinc, and iron concentrations of dairy cows. Biol Trace Elem Res 98:51–61

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  21. Qi ZM (2005) Content of trace elements in dairy cow sheep and yak and in living environment in part areas of Qinghai province. Chin Qinghai J Anim Vet Sci 5:004 (in Chinese)

    Google Scholar 

  22. Qin LQ, Wang XP, Li W et al (2009) The minerals and heavy metals in cow's milk from China and Japan. J Health Sci 55:300–305

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  23. Wang H, Liu Z, Liu Y et al (2014) Levels of Cu, Mn, Fe and Zn in cow serum and cow milk: relationship with trace elements contents and chemical composition in milk. ACTA Sci Vet 42:1–14

    Google Scholar 

  24. Shen XY, Du GZ, Li H (2006) Studies of a naturally occurring molybdenum-induced copper deficiency in the yak. Vet J 171:352–357

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  25. Suttle NF (2010) Mineral nutrition of livestock, 4th edn. CABI, UK

    Book  Google Scholar 

  26. Grandjean P, Nielsen GD, Jørgensen PJ et al (1992) Reference intervals for trace elements in blood: significance of risk factors. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 52:321–337

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  27. Hickok D, Carlson M, Brink DR et al. (1996) Multi-elemental analysis of bovine liver biopsies and whole liver. Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

  28. Scrimgeour AG, Lukaski HC (2008) Zinc and diarrheal disease: current status and future perspectives. Curr Opin Clin Nutr 11:711–717

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  29. Liu ZP (2007) Effect of a copper, selenium and cobalt soluble glass bolus given to grazing yaks. Asian-Aust J Anim Sci 20(9):1433–1437

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  30. Herdt HT, Rumbeiha W, Braselton WE (2000) The use of blood analyses to evaluate mineral status in livestock. Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract 16:423–444

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  31. Kincaid RL, Lefebvre LE, Cronrath JD et al (2003) Effect of dietary cobalt supplementation on cobalt metabolism and performance of dairy cattle. J Dairy Sci 86:1405–1414

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  32. Xin GS, Long RJ, Guo XS et al (2011) Blood mineral status of grazing Tibetan sheep in the Northeast of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau. Livest Sci 136(2):102–107

    Article  Google Scholar 

  33. Wen YL, Li H, Li XW et al (2007) Research on comparison of the content of trace element in soil and forage in northwest Sichuan grassland. Acta Ecologica Sinca 27:2837–2846 (in Chinese)

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  34. Gibbons RA, Dixon SN, Hallis K et al (1976) Manganese metabolism in cows and goats. Biochim Biophys Acta 444:1–10

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  35. Ward GM (1978) Molybdenum toxicity and hypocuprosis in ruminants: a review. J Anim Sci 46:1078–1085

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the Chinese Agricultural Research Systems (CARS-38).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People’s Republic of China

    Zhaoqing Han, Rongrong Li, Kun Li, Xiao Qiang Wang, Wenteng Jiang, Houqiang Luo, Gang Qiu, Fazul Nabi, Jiakui Li & Xianrong Meng

  2. Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Tibetan University, Linzhi, 860000, People’s Republic of China

    Jiakui Li

  3. University College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan

    Muhammad Shahzad

Authors
  1. Zhaoqing Han
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Rongrong Li
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Kun Li
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Muhammad Shahzad
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Xiao Qiang Wang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Wenteng Jiang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Houqiang Luo
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  8. Gang Qiu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  9. Fazul Nabi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  10. Jiakui Li
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  11. Xianrong Meng
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding authors

Correspondence to Jiakui Li or Xianrong Meng.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Han, Z., Li, R., Li, K. et al. Assessment of Serum Trace Elements in Diarrheic Yaks (Bos grunniens) in Hongyuan, China. Biol Trace Elem Res 171, 333–337 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-015-0540-z

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-015-0540-z

Keywords

Search

Navigation