Morphological and biochemical blood profile of dairy cows affected by traumatic reticulitis

Abstract

Feed injuries and the presence of foreign bodies in the digestive system of cows can be one of the reasons for a decrease in milk yields  and  premature  culling  of  animals. Blood tests in most cases can help determine the degree of exposure of foreign bodies to the  animal's  body.  Morphological  and  biochemical blood analysis can show the presence of inflammation, infection or other diseases associated with the persistence of foreign bodies in the digestive system of cows. Also,  a  blood  test  can  help  determine  the effectiveness of various methods of treating feed  injuries  in  animals.  The  present  study was conducted to study the effect of foreign bodies in the mesh on the morphological and biochemical  profile  of  blood  and  serum  of cattle. The object of the study were Ayrshire cows with a diagnosis of traumatic reticulitis and healthy animals. As a result of the study, we obtained reliable values of deviations in the  morphological  and  biochemical  profile for such indicators as hemoglobin and alkaline  phosphatase.  Taking  into  account  the analysis of the literature and the results obtained  by  us,  traumatic  reticulitis  in  cattle cannot be diagnosed on the basis of individual  laboratory  blood  tests,  since  even  the most  common  deviations  can  not  be  observed in all diseased cows. Many of these indicators are not specific to traumatic reticulitis and may occur in other diseases of the abdominal  cavity  and  chest.  A  preliminary diagnosis can be made only on the basis of all clinical and laboratory data.