TY - SER AU - Abdel-Aal,A. AU - Hassan,H.M. AU - Alam,Hanaa TI - Effect of oxytetracycline on immunocompetent dairy goat KW - Goats KW - Research KW - Oxytetracycline N1 - Includes references N2 - Dairy goats treated with oxytetracycline revealed a significant reduction in lymphocyte transformation which occurred 3 days post treatment and lasted for 4 weeks. At the same time the chemotactic index of PMN cells showed a significant decline for 2 weeks. Decline in phagocytosis and killing percentage started on 3rd day and persisted through the 2nd and 3rd weeks. No changes have been recorded for IgM, but IgG started to decline after one week and continued for 2 weeks. Milk parameters recorded decrease in milk protein for two weeks and elevation in milk urea for one week and decline in milk lactose for 3 days. On the other hand no significant alteration in milk, fat, T.S., SNF or Sec. has been recorded UR - http://nile.enal.sci.eg/EALE/2005/VMJ/5305/2/part1/341.pdf ER -