Zinc Concentration in Blood Serum of Healthy Dogs
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62157124%3A16270%2F23%3A43880993" target="_blank" >RIV/62157124:16270/23:43880993 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12011-022-03441-x" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12011-022-03441-x</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12011-022-03441-x" target="_blank" >10.1007/s12011-022-03441-x</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Zinc Concentration in Blood Serum of Healthy Dogs
Original language description
The objective of this study was to establish a reference interval for serum zinc in dogs and to determine the factors that affected it. We collected samples from 197 clinically healthy animals of various breeds and ages and obtained information about their sex, neuter status, age, breed, diet, lifestyle, weight, and body condition score. Serum zinc concentration was measured by a colorimetric method using a clinical chemistry analyzer. We established the reference interval for serum zinc as 4.9-19.7 mu mol/L. When assessing the relationship of zinc with various biochemical parameters, we found significant correlation with albumin and triacylglycerols. The only observed factor that significantly influenced serum concentration was sex. Female dogs had higher levels (median 11.0 mu mol/L) than males (median 8.9 mu mol/L). The difference between intact females and intact males was also significant (medians 11.6 and 9.0 mu mol/L respectively), but it was only numerical for neutered animals (median of neutered females 10.7 mu mol/L and of neutered males 8.7 mu mol/L). Despite the general belief that homemade food for dogs contains a lower amount of zinc than a commercial one, diet did not influence zinc serum levels significantly. There was also no impact of age, breed, lifestyle, weight, or body condition score on serum zinc concentration.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40301 - Veterinary science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Biological Trace Element Research
ISSN
0163-4984
e-ISSN
1559-0720
Volume of the periodical
201
Issue of the periodical within the volume
7
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
3356-3366
UT code for WoS article
000866320900001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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