INFLUENCE OF NORMAL PARTURITION ON ACTIVI TY OF CLINICAL RELEVANT ENZYMES IN BLOOD-PLASMA OF GOATS AND KIDS

Blood of 24 healthy goats of different breeds in the age between two a nd six years as well as their 36 lambs in the peripartal period was ta ken at regular intervals from the day 70 ante partum up to the day 30 post partum, The content of plasma - nonspecific, clinical essential e nzymes as well as the selenium content - has been examined, 1. Normal parturition shows an influence on the enzyme activity in plasma. Abund ant alterations in concentration (p less than or equal to 0,05-0,001) are detectable in AST, LDH, alpha-HBDH, GGT, GLDH and CK. GGT responds indistinctly to birth. GLDH-concentration is significant higher in th e lactation period (p less than or equal to 0,01). 2. The registration of OCT in blood plasma and serum of goats is possible but the activit y of the enzyme in plasma and serum is slight. 3. In the blood of new born lambs a high plasma activity of CK and GGT can be found. Up to da y 5 post natum the activity of CK descends to post partum adult level and up today 30 post natum lower enzyme values than those of adult goa ts are found. GGT activity at day of birth after colostrum uptake is m ore than 5 times higher than at day 5 post natum. Up to day 30 post na tum the activity remains above the mean of adult goats.