Role of the wool analysis in diagnosis of-some nutritional deficiency diseases

الملخص EN

investigation was conducted on 40 ewes (2-5 years) of which 30 I showed different diseased conditions including alopecia, anorexia 'diarrhoea.

Sheep were reared among indoor flock of private farm of lia province.

A study was carried out to detect the alterations in e trace elements levels which may be accompanied with diseased itions in sheep by analysis of their serum and wool.

The results compared with those obtained from clinically healthy sheep.

The y revealed that sheep suffered from diseased conditions (alopecia, exia and diarrhoea) showed highly significant decrease in the serum wool zinc, copper, iron and manganese levels in comparison with cally healthy ones.

On the other hand, a highly significant increase