JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES-TARIM BILIMLERI DERGISI, cilt.14, sa.2, ss.139-142, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)
In this study, changes of calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) levels in the blood serume of prepubertal Angora goat kids, during the months of high average temperature were researched. As a result of the research, the Ca and P levels in the female and male kids, during the months of May, June, July, and August, were found to be, 9.51 +/- 0.112, 9.99 +/- 0.116, 9.37 +/- 0.089, 9.21 +/- 0.079 mg/dl; 9.92 +/- 0.128, 10.05 +/- 0.151, 9.63 +/- 0.099, 9.64 +/- 0.086 mg/dl and 9.54 +/- 0.129, 12.38 +/- 0.268, 8.45 +/- 0.159, 8.27 +/- 0.169 mg/dl; 9.80 +/- 0.123, 12.71 +/- 0.192, 8.37 +/- 0.142, 8.26 +/- 0.127 mg/dl respectively. It was determined that the Ca and P levels were significantly affected (P<0.05, P<0.01) by the high environmental temperature.