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Volume 18(3): 201-207, 2014. Redacted 2017.

Serum protein, haptoglobin and amyloid A levels in cattle with hepatic telangiectasis

 

Javad Tajik1, Saeed Nazifi2, Fatemeh Abbasi2

 

1 Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, 2Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine; Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

 

ABSTRACT

 

Tajik J, Nazifi S, Abbasi F., Serum protein, haptoglobin and amyloid A levels in cattle with liver telangiectasis, Onl J Vet Res.,  18(3): 201-207, 2014. Serum haptoglobin (Hp), amyloid A (SAA), and protein levels in cows with hepatic telangiectasis were evaluated. Livers of 435 cattle were examined after slaughter and telangiectasis was diagnosed in 6 female 4-5 year-old cows. Serum values were then compared with 18 non-affected controls. Serum total protein, Hp, SAA, β- globulin, γ- globulin, total globulin, albumin, α-globulin, and albumin/globulin ratios and β- globulin levels were not statistically significant (p>0.05) between groups.  The results suggest that serum protein levels have limited or no value for diagnosis of hepatic telangiectasis in cows.

 

Key words: Haptoglobin, Serum amyloid A, Electrophoresis, Liver telangiectasis, Cattle.

 

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