Indian Journal of Veterinary Pathology
Open Access
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 44
  • Issue: 1

Serum S-aminolevulinic acid as a marker of lead toxicity in bovine

  • Author:
  • Mariya Lal3, Amita Dubey*,3, Madhu Swamy3, Nidhi Rajpoot1,3, Y.P. Sahni2,3
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Published Online: Mar 1, 2020
  • Page Number: 40 to 42

1School of Wildlife Forensic Science, NDVSU, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India;

2Research Services, NDVSU, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

3Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Science and AH, NDVSU, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India;

*Address for Correspondence Dr. Amita Dubey, Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, NDVSU, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India, E-mail: amiabhishek@rediffmail.com

Online published on 12 October, 2020.

Abstract

A study was conducted in 30 adult female bovine exposed to the lead pollutant to analyse the blood lead level and serum delta (S)-aminolevulinic acid. Blood lead level was estimated by atomic absorption spectroscopy and (S)-aminolevulinic acid by calorimetric method. Result of the study indicated that serum S-aminolevulinicacid increased in correlation with mean blood lead level. Serum S-aminolevulinic acid appeared as promising marker of lead exposure in absence of specific instrument like atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) and inductive coupled plasma spectroscopy (ICP).

Keywords

S-aminolevulinic acid, ALAD, Blood lead, Bovine