BIOCHEMICAL-STUDIES OF HEALTHY LAMBS AND PARASITIZED LAMBS - ASCORBIC-ACID, GLUCOSE, PROTEIN, ALAT AND ASAT IN BLOOD-PLASMA OF HEALTHY LAMBS AND LAMBS WITH GASTROINTESTINAL AND RESPIRATORY PARASITES BEFORE ANDAFTER INTRAVENOUS ASCORBIC-ACID SOLUTION

The plasma concentrations of ascorbic acid, glucose, protein, ALAT and ASAT of healthy lambs and intestinal and respiratory tract infested l ambs before and after the intravenous administration of an ascorbic ac id solution. Using six lambs, the intravenous administration of ascorb ic acid at a dose of 10 mg/kg body weight, increasing to 20 mg/kg afte r a few days, resulted in a mean plasma concentration of ascorbic acid , after five minutes of 117 mug/ml and 157 mug/ml. In six lambs with a bomasal, intestinal and respiratory tract parasitism the plasma concen tration of ascorbic acid was lower than in healthy lambs. Following th e administration of ascorbic acid the increase in the plasma concentra tion was less.