Serum amyloid A and haptoglobin levels in crossbred cows with endometritis following different therapy

Aim: To determine the serum variations of two major acute phase proteins, serum amyloid A (SAA) and haptoglobin (Hp) levels in crossbred endometritis cows following pre and post immunomodulation therapy. Materials and Methods: 21 endometritis cows were randomly assigned to three groups (n=7) and tre...

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Published in:Veterinary World 2014-12, Vol.7 (12), p.1066-1070
Main Authors: Biswal, S. S., Das, S., Balasubramanian, S., Mohanty, D. N., Sethy, K., Dasgupta, M.
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Language:English
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crossbred cows
endometritis
haptoglobin
serum amyloid A
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Summary:Aim: To determine the serum variations of two major acute phase proteins, serum amyloid A (SAA) and haptoglobin (Hp) levels in crossbred endometritis cows following pre and post immunomodulation therapy. Materials and Methods: 21 endometritis cows were randomly assigned to three groups (n=7) and treated with three different immunomodulators while seven healthy cows served as control. Uterine flushing collected from all animals was subjected to bacteriological study and serum samples were analyzed for SAA and Hp by sandwich ELISA method. Results: Escherichia coli was most prevalent Gram-negative bacteria (6.02 × 106 CFU/ml) while Staphylococcus (0.86 × 106 CFU/ml) and Streptococcus (0.52 × 106 CFU/ml) were most predominant Gram-positive species isolated from uterine flushing. The pre-treatment SAA values (?g/ml) varied significantly (p
ISSN:0972-8988
2231-0916
DOI:10.14202/vetworld.2014.1066-1070