Some hematological and bio chemical evaluation of sheep reared in areas exposed to depleted uranium

Abstract EN

A study was conducted during the autumn of 2000 with sheep fed on pasture from areas very near to the military operations yards in which bombs containing depleted uranium were used during 1991 war.

These areas were : Safwan, Zubair, North Rumaila, tanks grave yards and Sanam Mountain.

18 samples were collected from sheep grazed in these areas Tow methods were used to measure the Radioactive nucleosides in the blood ; Lyoluminescence and Track detectors methods, so that blood samples were divided into radiated and non radiated.

Results of the hematological evaluation showed no significant difference between radiated and non radiated samples in Hb, PCY, and RBC.

Insignificant increase was noticed in total and differential leukocytes of radiated blood samples-The biochemical parameters were also insignificantly changed in radiated blood samples as compared with those obtained from non radiated animals.

These includes ; total protein, cholesterol .Blood serum enzymes showed significant decreased in Aspartate aminotrasferase (AST) , while no such changes were observed in, Alaninaminotransferase (ALT), and Alkaline Phosphates (ALP).