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Alterations in Coagulation Profiles and Biochemical and Haematological Parameters in Cattle with Traumatic Reticuloperitonitis

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This study was designed to investigate alterations in coagulation, and in biochemical and haematological parameters in cattle with traumatic reticuloperitonitis (TRP). In the study, 28 dairy cattle with TRP and 10 clinically healthy cattle (control) of different ages and breeds were used. Cattle with TRP had prolonged prothrombin time (PT), thrombin time (TT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT). Erythrocytopenia, thrombocytopenia and hyperfibrinogenaemia were detected in animals with TRP. Furthermore, the serum concentrations of total protein, globulin and total bilirubin, and the activities of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were also high in cattle with TRP compared to those of the control group. The serum concentrations of calcium were significantly low in the TRP group. The results of this study, therefore, indicate that TRP causes significant coagulation abnormalities and biochemical and haematological alterations in dairy cattle.

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Abbreviations

A/G:

albumin globulin ratio

ALP:

alkaline phosphatase

APTT:

activated partial thromboplastin time

AST:

aspartate aminotransferase

AT-III:

antithrombin III

Ca:

calcium

FDPs:

fibrinogen degradation products

GCT:

glutaraldehyde coagulation test

Hb:

haemoglobin concentration

P:

phosphorus

PCV:

packed cell volume

PT:

prothrombin time

RBCs:

total red blood cells

TRP:

traumatic reticuloperitonitis

TT:

thrombin time

WBCs:

total white blood cells

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Gokce, H.I., Gokce, G. & Cihan, M. Alterations in Coagulation Profiles and Biochemical and Haematological Parameters in Cattle with Traumatic Reticuloperitonitis. Vet Res Commun 31, 529–537 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-007-3527-1

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