Clinical Findings and Blood Profiles in Fattened Cattle with Left-Side Displaced Abomasum

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  • 肥育牛の第四胃左方変位における臨床および臨床生化学所見
  • ヒイクギュウ ノ ダイ4イ サホウ ヘンイ ニ オケル リンショウ オヨビ リンショウ セイカガク ショケン

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Clinical findings and blood parameters were examined in 50 fattened cattle (30 with left-side displaced abomasum, or LDA, and 20 healthy cattle) to determine the characteristics of the LDA. Cattle with LDA (12-30 months of age) showed decreased appetite, severe reduction in the volume of rumen and atonic abomasum at high rates, and a localized to moderate pinging sound from the abomasum were observed. LDA cattle showed higher plasma glucose (Glu), lactic acids (LA) and serum non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA), and lower serum total cholesterol (TC), urea nitrogen (UN), albumin (Alb), calcium (Ca), inorganic phosphorus (iP), sodium (Na), potassium (K), chlorine (Cl) and vitamin E (VE) compared to healthy cattle (17-25 months of age). In cattle with LDA, plasma LA and serum NEFA were lower, and TC, Ca, iP, K, VE and vitamin A were elevated at ten days after surgery. The data suggest that cattle with LDA have severe negative balances of energy, protein and inorganic content, reflecting reduced forage intake compared to healthy cattle.

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