Benzetimide in the treatment of diarrhoea in newborn calves and adult cattle

1974 ◽  
Vol 94 (9) ◽  
pp. 180-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Symoens ◽  
H. Geerts ◽  
J. Van Gestel
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyoung-Seong Choi ◽  
Kwang-Man Park ◽  
Jin-Hee Kang ◽  
Ji-yeong Ku ◽  
Seung-Eon Cha ◽  
...  

Abstract Portable blood analyzers, which recently have been introduced to veterinary medicine, can facilitate immediate identification of sick calves in livestock farms. However, no appropriate standard values exist for neonatal calves; therefore, reference values for adult cattle guide diagnosis and treatment of newborn calves. Our goal was to determine electrolyte, blood chemistry, and blood gas values from healthy calves and compare them to those for diarrheic calves, thus providing useful information for diagnosis and prognosis. We evaluated 193 calves (£1 month old), including those with (n = 88) and without diarrhea (n = 105), using two-tailed, independent t tests after determining normality (Shapiro−Wilk test). Electrolyte measurements in the diarrheic calves included significant decreases in sodium and significant increases in potassium, chloride, and blood urea nitrogen. Strong ion difference (SID), pH, bicarbonate, partial pressure of carbon dioxide, and base excess (BE) were significantly lower in the diarrheic calves (p < 0.001); the anion gap (AG) was significantly higher among diarrheic calves aged 1-10 days (p < 0.001) compared to healthy calves. Our results demonstrate that SID, pH, bicarbonate, and BE correlated strongly with metabolic acidosis, suggesting that these indicators, including AG, can be important tools for evaluating calves’ health status and for providing useful information to diagnose diarrhea.


2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Borrelli ◽  
Angelica Botto ◽  
Cristiana Maurella ◽  
Sara Falco ◽  
Elena Pagani ◽  
...  

We investigated possible age-related differences in coagulation profiles in bovine species by means of rotational thromboelastometric (ROTEM) analysis. We evaluated hemostasis by ROTEM in newborn Piemontese calves at birth (T0), 8 d (T8), and 15 d (T15) of age and compared the ROTEM results obtained in 16 newborn calves with 28 adult Piemontese cattle. Hemostasis was evaluated using standard coagulation tests and ROTEM analysis, obtaining in-TEM, ex-TEM, and fib-TEM profiles. Statistically significant differences in the ROTEM profiles of newborn calves were found between T0 and T8 and between T0 and T15 ( p < 0.05) but not between T8 and T15. Differences between ROTEM profiles of calves and adults were statistically significant at T0 ( p < 0.05) but no differences were found at T15 ( p < 0.05). Hence, ROTEM reference intervals for adult cattle can be used to evaluate profiles in Piemontese calves ≥8 d of age.


Animals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiyu Diao ◽  
Rong Zhang ◽  
Tong Fu

Digestive tract development in calves presents a uniquely organized system. Specifically, as the rumen develops and becomes colonized by microorganisms, a calf physiologically transitions from a pseudo-monogastric animal to a functioning ruminant. Importantly, the development of rumen in calves can directly affect the intake of feed, nutrient digestibility and overall growth. Even minor changes in the early feeding regime and nutrition can drastically influence rumen development, resulting in long-term effects on growth, health, and milk yields in adult cattle. Rumen development in newborn calves is one of the most important and interesting areas of calf nutrition. This paper presents a comprehensive review of recent studies of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract development in calves. Moreover, we also describe the effect of the environment in shaping the GI tract, including diet, feed additives and feeding management, as well as discuss the strategies to promote the physiological and microbiological development of rumen.


2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toru Kanno ◽  
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Bovine diarrhea is one of the major diseases that cause major economic damage to farmers. There are many kinds of viral diseases that cause diarrhea in cattle. Among them, bovine coronavirus infection and bovine rotavirus infection are known as diseases that frequently occur throughout the world, and whose incidence and numbers of infected cattle are particularly large. Both viruses cause diarrhea in newborn calves, but bovine coronavirus (BCoV), lead to more economic damage because they also cause a type of diarrhea in adult cattle called winter dysentery (WD) and respiratory disease. However, since it is generally difficult to isolate coronaviruses from cultured cells, and these viruses have huge RNAs of about 30kb, research on coronaviruses, including genomic analysis, have not advanced sufficiently to cope with this problem. Recent reports have suggested that BCoV is able to overcome host range barriers with relative ease and even to transmit to humans. It has thus become necessary to consider their significance as zoonosis, even though much about the ecology of BCoV remains unknown. This paper will outline bovine coronavirus infection and describe BCoV characteristics that have been reported so far.


1988 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Sadir ◽  
A. A. Schudel ◽  
O. Laporte ◽  
M. Braun ◽  
R. A. Margni

SUMMARYOil-emulsified (OE) and aqueous (Aq) vaccines were prepared with the same batch of inactivated A24 8345 foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV). Calves born to vaccinated dams did not respond to the Aq vaccine 30 or 90 days post partum. When the OE vaccine was used on a similar group of calves, no responses were elicited up to 21 days post partum. However, calves 30 or more days old responded like adult cattle to the OE vaccine. When the OE vaccine was used in colostral antibody-free calves 3–30 days old, all animals showed good antibody responses but, in calves vaccinated 3 or 7 days post partum, antibodies were detectable only after a considerable period of time. Our results show that both passively acquired colostral antibodies and age are important in the response of very young calves to FMDV oil vaccines. From a practical point of view, in endemic areas where adult cattle are periodically vaccinated, vaccination of calves between 30 and 60 days post partum with OE vaccines would lead to high levels of herd protection.


2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 265-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
A E.G.Suleiman ◽  
K.M. Alsaad ◽  
Q.T. Al-Obaidi
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2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 12-15
Author(s):  
L.A. Mnikova ◽  
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N.A. Sokolova ◽  
A.V. Gorbatov ◽  
T.A. Ishkova ◽  
...  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 26-29
Author(s):  
L.A. Mnikova ◽  
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N.A. Sokolova ◽  
A.V. Gorbatov ◽  
M.N. Loschinin ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
pp. 32-37
Author(s):  
L.N. BAKAEVA ◽  
A.S. KARAMAEVA ◽  
S.V. KARAMAEV

Работа  посвящена изучению особенностей формирования иммунитета у новорожденных телят. Объектом исследований служили коровы бестужевской, черно-пестрой, голштинской, айрширской пород и их потомство, разводимые в природно-климатической зоне Среднего Поволжья и Южного Урала. Установлено, что за последний месяц перед отелом в сыворотке крови коров происходит снижение содержания иммуноглобулинов, у бестужевской породы на 19,3%, черно-пестрой — на 15,8%, голштинской — на 13,4%, айрширской — на 15,0%. Это обусловлено тем, что иммуноглобулины интенсивно перемещаются в клетки секреторного эпителия альвеолярной ткани вымени. В молозиве первого удоя содержится от 57,86 г/л (голштинская порода) до 106,78 г/л (бестужевская порода) иммуноглобулинов. В молозиве второго удоя содержание иммуноглобулинов снижается у бестужевской породы на 18,9%, черно-пестрой — на 25,1%, голштинской — на 29,3%, айрширской — на 21,7%, а при четвертом доении, соответственно, на 45,4; 51,6; 52,4; 49,2%. Через 6 ч после первого выпаивания молозивом, содержание иммуноглобулинов в сыворотке крови телят всех пород, за исключением голштинской, было выше 10 мг/мл, что считается физиологической нормой. Исследования показали, что в каждой породе есть телята, не воспринимающие иммуноглобулины из молозива матери, доля которых составляет, соответственно 20; 16; 30; 10%. Наиболее опасными для здоровья теленка являются первые 5 дней жизни. В этот период в бестужевской породе заболело 6% телят, черно-пестрой — 24, голштинской — 42, айрширской — 14%. Всего за первый месяц жизни заболеваемость телят в группах составила, соответственно, 16; 48; 76; 26%.The article presents the study of peculiarities of immune development in newborn calves. The objects of interest were Bestuzhev, Black-and-White, Holstein and Ayrshire cows and their progeny raised in the environmental and climatic zone of Middle Volga and Southern Ural. The study has shown that during the last month prior to calving there was a decrease of immunoglobulin content in the cows’ blood serum: in Bestuzhev cows by 19.3%, in Black-and-White cows by 15.8%, in Holstein cows by 13.4% and in Ayrshire cows by 15.0%. This is due to the fact that immunoglobulins massively migrate to secretory epithelium cells of the udder alveolar tissue. Immunoglobulin concentration in the first milking colostrum was from 57.86 g/l (Holstein cows) up to 106.78 g/l (Bestuzhev cows). In the second milking colostrum the content of immunoglobulins was decreased by 18.9% in Bestuzhev cows, by 25.1% in Black-and-White cows, by 29.3% in Holstein cows and by 21.7% in Ayrshire cows, in the forth milking colostrum the decrease was respectively by 45.4; 51.6; 52.4 and 49.2%. 6 hours after the first colostrum feeding immunoglobulin content in blood serum of calves of all breeds except for Holstein one exceeded 10 mg/ml, what was within the physiological norm. The study has shown that there were calves in every breed who did not accept immunoglobulins from the mother’s colostrum, their percentage was respectively 20; 16; 30 and 10%. The first five days of life were the most dangerous for the health of calves. During the period 6% Bestuzhev calves, 24% Black-and-White calves, 42 Holstein calves and 14% Ayrshire calves fell ill. During the fist month of life the morbidity rate of calves was respectively 16; 48; 76 and 26%.


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