1Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Veterinarie Facoltà di Medicina, Veterinaria Università degli Studi di Padova. 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy.
2Dipartimento di Scienze Sperimentali e Biotecnologie Applicate, Sezione di Fisiologia Veterinaria ed Etologia Comparata.
3Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria Facoltà di MedicinaVeterinaria Università degli Studi di Messina Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata, 98168 Messina, Italy.
To evaluate the effect of a glucose load on some biochemical parameters 5 each of pregnant (with single or twin foetus) and nonpregnant clinically healthy and well-fed Sardinian ewes were used. The concentration of glucose, total protein, total cholesterol, triglycerides and urea was assessed 15 min before and 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 240 min after glucose infusion. There was significant effect of time after glucose infusion on glucose and triglycerides and a significant effect of pregnancy after glucose infusion on all parameters studied. In conclusion, these results showed glucose as an important direct controller of metabolic interactions in normal subjects and of metabolic responses in pregnant ewes.
Biochemical parameters, glucose load, pregnancy, sheep
