Haematological and biochemical profile of cows affected with uterine torsion
2002
Rakuljic-Zelov, S., Ljubljana Univ. (Slovenia). Veterinary Fac. | Zadnik, T.
Twelve cows affected with uterine torsion were included in clinical and laboratory observations. We examined the occurrence of uterine torsion, its duration, the influence of uterine torsion on calf survival, the sex and approx. weight of calves, the breed of animals with uterine torsion, their housing conditions and the haematological and biochemical profile of the animals included in the study. Laboratory analyses were performed at the Veterinary Faculty in Ljubljana with an electronic Animal Blood Counter and the biochemical analyser Cobas Mira - La Roche. The period of the year, housing conditions and the breed of the animals were identified as the risk factors for uterine torsion. Increased potassium concentrations were determined in the group of animals in which uterine torsions lasted from 6 to 11 hours. Significant changes in the white-blood-cell count were observed, including leucocytosis, neutrophilia and lymphopenia. The last two are the consequence of increased blood concentration of ACTH and adrenaline. In our opinion uterine torsion in cattle is a painful abdominal disorder which has to be treated no later than 6 hours after the first clinical signs.
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