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Physiological effects of experimental verminous bronchitis in Friesian calves
Lekeux, Pierre; Hajer, R.; Boon, J. H. et al.
1985In Canadian Journal of Comparative Medicine, 49 (2), p. 205-207
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Keywords :
pulmonary function; verminous bronchitis; obstructive disease
Abstract :
[en] Pulmonary function values were measured in five Friesian calves of five months of age during the patent phase of an experimental moderate lungworm infection and were compared with the pulmonary function values recorded in four control animals. All the nine calves were free of any previous challenge with Dictyocaulus viviparus and were submitted to the same standardized conditions of body conformation, housing, feeding and procedures for pulmonary function testing. A significant increase of respiratory rate, minute ventilation, total pulmonary resistance and power of breathing and a significant decrease of tidal volume, dynamic lung compliance and PaO2 were observed in the infested animals. The absolute intrapleural pressure values were also significantly more negative. The conclusions of the statistical analysis were almost identical when predicted instead of measured pulmonary function values were used in the control group. The clinical, functional and pathological findings in the infested animals were all consistent with the picture of a lower airway obstructive disease.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Anatomy (cytology, histology, embryology...) & physiology
Author, co-author :
Lekeux, Pierre ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Faculté de Médecine vétérinaire
Hajer, R.;  University of Utrecht - The Netherlands > Large Animal Medicine
Boon, J. H.;  University of utrecht - The Netherlands > Large Animal Medicine
Verstegen, M. W.;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Faculté de Médecine vétérinaire
Breukink, H. J.;  University of Utrecht - The Netherlands > Large Animal Medicine
Language :
English
Title :
Physiological effects of experimental verminous bronchitis in Friesian calves
Publication date :
1985
Journal title :
Canadian Journal of Comparative Medicine
ISSN :
0846-8389
Publisher :
Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, Garddenvale, Canada
Volume :
49
Issue :
2
Pages :
205-207
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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