Acute Phase Proteins – As Indicators of Claw Diseases in Dairy Cattle

The Use of Acute Phase Proteins as Biomarkers of Diseases in Cattle and Swine

The acute phase response is a nonspecific and complex reaction of an organism that occurs shortly after any tissue injury. The origin of this response can be attributable to infectious, traumatic, immunologic, neoplastic, or other causes, in order to restore homeostasis, reduce tissue damage, and to remove the cause of disturbances [1]. The acute phase response is characterized by a number of d...

Evidence-based claw trimming for dairy cattle.

Claw trimming every four to six months has become a routine procedure for the majority of high yielding housed dairy cows. Various methods have been described, but the Dutch Five Step method (Toussaint Raven 1985) is probably the most widely used approach around the world and has been the basis for most research. Despite being the most commonly used protocol internationally, the Dutch Five Step...

Acute Phase Proteins as Markers of Diseases in Farm Animals

Acute phase proteins have been studied widely in human medicine, especially as biomarkers of diseases, inflammatory processes and various infections, to diagnose and monitor the success of diseases, as well as to follow-up the treatment in clinical praxis (Hilliquin, 1995; Deans & Wigmore, 2005; Endre & Westhuyzen, 2008). However, the possible influence of inflammatory conditions on the concent...

Hirvonen’s Thesis on Acute Phase Response in Dairy Cattle

Acute phase response in lame crossbred dairy cattle

AIM The study was undertaken to study acute phase response based on acute phase proteins (APPs) such as C-reactive protein (CRP), haptoglobin (Hp), serum amyloid A (SAA), and fibrinogen in lame crossbred dairy cattle. MATERIALS AND METHODS Lame animals (n=30) were selected within 3-7 days of being noticed as lame by the farm veterinarian, from a local dairy farm in southeast Ludhiana over a p...