Acute phase response in lame crossbred 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...

Hirvonen’s Thesis on Acute Phase Response in Dairy Cattle

Black Quarter in crossbred dairy cattle- A Case Report

Aim: A sporadic incident of Clostridial disease that affected Holstein Friesian (HF) cross bred cows (n=8) at an organized dairy farm was investigated. Materials and Methods: Detailed clinical investigations and treatment were carried out on all the affected animals. Complete blood count (CBC) and plasma biochemistry were performed on survived animals (n=6). The needle biopsy samples were subje...

Clinical Management of Babesiosis in Crossbred Dairy Cattle

Four months back calved crossbred dairy cow had history of coffee coloured urine. Blood smear and Blood samples of this cow were collected on the day of acute stage of infection and then 15th day of post treatment for haematological parameters. Based on the clinical pathonomonic symptom (coffee coloured urine) and blood smear examination presence of Babesia bigemina organisms the disease was di...

Reproductive Efficiency of Purebred and Crossbred Dairy Cattle

Nine measures related to breeding efficiency were used for comparisons among purebred Ayrshires, Brown Swiss, Holsteins, and Jerseys and between purebreds and 32 crossbred groups representing 2-breed, 3-breed, 5/8, and backcrosses by purebred sires and progeny of crossbred sires. There were four herds wi th Holsteins common to all, Brown Swiss and Jerseys in three herds and Ayrshires in one her...