Journal of Animal Research

  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 5

Correlation of Micro Minerals in Primary Hair-Plasma of Dogs

1Department of Medicine, College of Veterinary Science & A.H., SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar, Gujarat, India

2Division of Livestock and Fisheries Management, ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, ICAR Parisar, Bihar, India

Abstract

Hair can be easily collected, stored and have several characteristics suggesting that it may be useful biopsy materials. The mineral contents of the primary hair give an overview of the mineral levels in the body's tissues and the changes that occur over time. In the present study correlation coefficients of three micro minerals viz. (Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe) and Zinc (Zn)) in primary hair-plasma of Pomeranian (n=10) and Labrador (n=10) dogs were evaluated. It has been observed that correlation coefficients of Cu and Zn in primary hair-plasma of Pomeranian and Labrador dogs were significant at 5% and 1% level whereas non-significant (p<0.05) in both the breed of dogs for Fe.

Keywords

Dogs, hair, micro-minerals, plasma