Evaluation of Clinical, Serum Biochemical and Oxidant-antioxidant Profiles in Dairy Cows with Left Abomasal Displacement

Abomasal displacement (AD) to the left is a common disease in high-yielding dairy cows after parturition. In view of the previously reported changes in tissue neuropeptide concentrations in cows with AD, the primary aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of AD and breed on serum neuropeptide concentrations. For this purpose, blood samples of 33 German Holstein (GH) cows with AD, 36 healthy controls (GH), and 32 healthy German Fleckvieh (GF) cows were collected, and concentrations of substance P (SP), vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), and interleukin1β (IL-1β) were measured via commercially available ELISA kits. To examine the effect of AD, we compared GH cows with and without AD and observed no significant effects of AD on SP, VIP, or Il-1 β concentrations. To evaluate the effect of breed, we compared healthy GH with healthy GF cows and detected markedly higher VIP serum levels in the healthy GF cows (p < 0.01). No significant differences in SP or IL-1β were detected. According to our results, there seems to be no effect of AD on the serum concentrations of SP, VIP, or IL-1 β. In contrast, there seems to be a breed difference concerning serum VIP concentrations.

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Peripartal serum biochemical, haematological and hormonal changes associated with retained placenta in dairy cows

Comparative Clinical Pathology ◽

10.1007/s00580-006-0605-7 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 27-30 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

N. Farzaneh ◽

M. Mohri ◽

A. Moghaddam Jafari ◽

K. Honarmand ◽

P. Mirshokraei

Keyword(s):

Dairy Cows ◽

Hormonal Changes ◽

Retained Placenta ◽

Serum Biochemical

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Comparison of omentopexy versus pyloro-omentopexy for treatment of left abomasal displacement in dairy cows: 87 cases (2001–2005)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association ◽

10.2460/javma.251.10.1182 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 251 (10) ◽

pp. 1182-1187 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Aubrey N. Baird ◽

Ahmed Mohamed ◽

George E. Moore ◽

Jan F. Hawkins

Keyword(s):

Dairy Cows ◽

Abomasal Displacement

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Etiopathogenesis of abomasal displacement in cattle

Veterinarski glasnik ◽

10.2298/vetgl0306327s ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 57 (5-6) ◽

pp. 327-334

Author(s):

Horea Samanc ◽

Z. Damnjanovic ◽

Dusan Jankovic ◽

I. Vujanac ◽

Radomir Radakovic ◽

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Keyword(s):

Insulin Secretion ◽

Seasonal Variation ◽

Dairy Cows ◽

Endocrine Pancreas ◽

High Yield ◽

Holstein Cow ◽

Significant Seasonal Variation ◽

Glucose Test ◽

Excess Glucose ◽

Abomasal Displacement

Abomasal displacement presents topographic gastropathy, where this organ has changed its position, and there is simultaneous dilatation which can vary in intensity. The incidence of this disorder in herds of high-yield dairy cows varies to a great degree (1 to 18 %). Abomasal displacement was established in herds of East-Frisian cows in 1 to 3% animals, and in Holstein cow herds in 5 to 18 % animals. The most frequent abomasal displacement is to the left (88%). There is significant seasonal variation in the incidence of abomasal displacement. About two-thirds of cases of abomasal displacement are diagnosed from October until April. The disorder appears more frequently in cows with repeated lactations. It has been established that it appears after the first calving in 27.8% cases, after the second to fifth calving in 66.7% cases, and after the sixth and seventh calving in 5.5% of the cows. The response of endocrine pancreas B-cells for insulin secretion to hyperglycaemia caused by applying an excess-glucose test is reduced in cows with left abomasal displacement, and there is constant hyperglycaemia in cows with right abomasal displacement. The excess-glucose test indicates a disrupted function of the endocrine pancreas in diseased animals. It has been determined through examinations of Aml genotypes in Holstein cow herds in connection with the appearance of abomasal displacement, that the occurrence of this disorder cannot be attributed to a genetic predisposition.

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