Investigation on leukocyte profile of periparturient cows with or without postpartum reproductive disease

Autor: Rafiqul Islam, Harendra Kumar, Binsila B. Krishnan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 57-63 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2305-0500
DOI: 10.1016/S2305-0500(14)60003-8
Popis: Objective: To determine the leukocyte profile in periparturient cows and their relation with the development of postpartum reproductive diseases (PRD). Methods: Forty one advanced pregnant cows at 240 days of gestation were selected and critically observed daily during the periparturient period. Blood sampling was done for each experimental animal on 15 days prepartum (−15 d), calving day (0 d), 15 days (15 d) and 30 days (30 d) post partum (pp) for determination of total leukocyte (TLC) and differential leukocyte count (DLC) and thorough gynaecological examination was performed on 0 d, 15 d, 30 d and 45 d pp for diagnosis of PRD like retained placenta (ROP), clinical metritis (CM), clinical endometritis (CE), cervicitis (CT) and delayed involution of uterus (DIU). Results: The percentage of cows suffered from various post partum reproductive diseases was 41.46% (17/41). In normal cows, a significant increase in TLC from −15 d to 0 d followed by significant decline has been observed at 15 d and 30 d. The cows suffering from ROP (25.52±2.49), CM (26.57±3.17) and CE (25.09±2.95) showed significantly (P
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