Table 2.
Changes in serum protein profile due to Haemonchus contortus infection in Sahabadi sheep
| Day post infection | Mean (±SE) of TSP (gm/dl) value | Mean (±SE) of SA (gm/dl) value | Mean (±SE) of SG (gm/dl) value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infected (n = 6) | Control (n = 6) | P value | Infected (n = 6) | Control (n = 6) | P value | Infected (n = 6) | Control (n = 6) | P value | |
| 0 | 7.86a ± 0.23 | 8.04 ± 0.38 | 0.697 | 4.03a ± 0.07 | 4.24 ± 0.12 | 0.160 | 3.83 ± 0.29 | 3.80 ± 0.28 | 0.950 |
| 7 | 7.25abc ± 0.25 | 8.17 ± 0.33 | 0.055 | 3.45by ± 0.06 | 4.21x ± 0.15 | 0.001 | 3.80 ± 0.20 | 3.97 ± 0.17 | 0.544 |
| 14 | 7.72ab ± 0.26 | 8.11 ± 0.25 | 0.31 | 3.59by ± 0.12 | 4.25x ± 0.13 | 0.006 | 4.13 ± 0.20 | 3.86 ± 0.18 | 0.326 |
| 21 | 7.40abc ± 0.35 | 8.06 ± 0.23 | 0.153 | 3.00cy ± 0.19 | 3.97x ± 0.09 | 0.002 | 4.40 ± 0.27 | 4.08 ± 0.15 | 0.346 |
| 28 | 6.93bcdy ± 0.21 | 7.89x ± 0.31 | 0.032 | 2.64cy ± 0.14 | 4.12x ± 0.06 | 0.000 | 4.29 ± 0.33 | 3.78 ± 0.26 | 0.248 |
| 35 | 6.81cdy ± 0.20 | 7.86x ± 0.30 | 0.019 | 2.67cy ± 0.10 | 3.94x ± 0.16 | 0.000 | 4.13 ± 0.2 | 3.92 ± 0.15 | 0.41 |
| 42 | 6.30dy ± 0.41 | 7.79x ± 0.24 | 0.014 | 2.60cy ± 0.17 | 3.99x ± 0.04 | 0.000 | 3.70 ± 0.36 | 3.80 ± 0.22 | 0.824 |
Values bearing superscripts x, y in a row and a, b, c,…in a column differs significantly (P < 0.05)