LIPOPROTEIN AND CHOLESTEROL LEVELS IN THE BLOOD SERUM OF SOWS WITH HEPATOPATHIES

Annotation
Based on the results of postmortem examination and histological examination of liver tissue,
four groups of sows were formed. The first group included apparently healthy animals, while
the second, third, and fourth groups included animals with signs of acute and chronic hepatosis and
liver cirrhosis, respectively. Biochemical analysis of the blood of sows in the third and fourth groups
revealed statistically significant decreases in total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and the relative
content of LDL and VLDL. These changes indicate a decrease in the synthetic function of the liver
in sows as pathological processes in the liver become chronic.
Keywords: sows, hepatopathy, hepatosis, blood serum, cholesterol, lipoproteins