TY - JOUR N2 - Concentrations of four trace elements, copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn) and seleni- um (Se), have thus far proven to be affected by lentiviral infections in people and rhesus monkeys. As small ruminant lentivirus (SRLV) infection is responsible for one of the most important goat diseases, caprine arthritis-encephalitis (CAE), we evaluated serum and liver concentrations of Cu, Zn, Mn, Se in goats severely affected by symptomatic CAE and compared them with litera- ture reference intervals. Serum and liver samples of dairy goats euthanized due to severe clinical form of CAE were collected and screened for the concentration of Cu, Zn, Mn (54 serum sam- ples, 22 liver samples), and Se (36 serum samples, 22 liver samples) using flame atomic absorption spectrometry for Cu, Zn, Mn and graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy for Se. In both serum and liver samples concentration of Zn was the highest, followed by Cu concentration, and then by Mn and Se. There was no relationship between serum and liver concentrations of trace elements. Liver concentrations of all four trace elements and serum Cu concentration fell within literature reference intervals, although liver Se concentration was mainly in the lower marginal range (between 0.4 and 1.0 mg/L). Serum Zn concentration was elevated (>1.2 mg/L) in all goats, serum Mn concentration was elevated (>0.04 mg/L) in 42 (78%) goats and serum Se concentra- tion was elevated (>1.6 mg/L) in 13 (36%) goats. Concluding, severe symptomatic CAE does not appear to be associated with the level of any of the four trace elements. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/108464/PDF/08.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/108464 PY - 2018 IS - No 4 EP - 720 DO - 10.24425/124310 KW - caprine arthritis-encephalitis KW - copper KW - goats KW - lentivirus KW - manganese KW - selenium KW - zinc A1 - Milczarek, M. A1 - Czopowicz, M. A1 - Szara, E. A1 - Szara, T. A1 - Nalbert, T. A1 - Kosieradzka, I. A1 - Kaba, J. PB - Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Veterinary Sciences PB - University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn VL - vol. 21 DA - 2018.12.20 T1 - The concentration of copper, zinc, manganese and selenium in the serum and liver of goats with caprine arthritis-encephalitis SP - 715 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/108464 T2 - Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences ER -