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| http://hdl.handle.net/2268/9877 | |||
| Acute phase proteins assessment for an early selection of treatments in growing calves suffering from bronchopneumonia under field conditions | |
| English | |
Humblet, Marie-France  [Université de Liège - ULg > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires > Epidémiologie et analyse des risques appl. aux sc. vétér. >] | |
| Coghe, J. [> > > >] | |
| Lekeux, Pierre [Université de Liège - ULg > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Physiologie >] | |
| Godeau, Jean-Marie [Université de Liège - ULg > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Biochimie >] | |
| 2004 | |
| Research in Veterinary Science | |
| British Veterinary Association | |
| 77 | |
| 1 | |
| 41-47 | |
| International | |
| 0034-5288 | |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| [en] haptoglobin ; fibrinogen ; inflammation ; bronchopneumonia ; treatment | |
| [en] Blood samples were taken from calves with respiratory disease the first day of examination for determination of the serum concentration of haptoglobin, fibrinogen, alpha-2- and gamma-globulins, and albumin. A clinical examination was performed daily for the duration of the disease. The animals were retrospectively classified in two categories: those animals requiring no treatment or antibiotics alone (group A), and antibiotics associated to anti-inflammatory drugs (group B). The serum proteins were tested in order to check whether they were able to distinguish, on the first day of clinical examination, between calves requiring anti-inflammatory treatment (group B) or not (group A). About 80% of calves were properly classified in both groups by the combined use of the two serum proteins haptoglobin and fibrinogen: these two proteins, and especially haptoglobin, were useful for the identification of calves requiring an anti-inflammatory treatment. | |
| Belgian federal Ministry of Agriculture | |
| Researchers ; Professionals ; Students | |
| http://hdl.handle.net/2268/9877 | |
| 10.1016/j.rvsc.2004.02.009 |
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