National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Present study estimated alteration of certain plasma metabolites (glucose, urea nitrogen, cholesterol, NEFA and NEFA: cholesterol ratio) and minerals (Ca, P, Zn, Cu and Mn) in healthy calves (n=96), calf with diarrhoea (n=32) and calf with pneumonia (n=32). Plasma glucose was significantly lower both in calves with diarrhoea and pneumonia as compared to health calves (Pï‚£0.05). There was lower plasma cholesterol level in pneumonic calves as compared to healthy calves (Pï‚£0.05). Plasma BUN, NEFA and NEFA: cholesterol ratio remained similar between healthy and diseased calves. Plasma Ca level in diarrhoea and pneumonia condition decreases significantly than the health calves (Pï‚£0.05). In pneumonia condition, plasma Zn level remained significantly lower than healthy ones (Pï‚£0.05). Plasma Cu level was observed to be significantly lower in both diarrhoea and pneumonia condition compared to healthy calves (Pï‚£0.05). The plasma P and Mn values were similar between healthy and diseased calves. Further, Receiver Operating Characteristic analysis (ROC) revealed that among different plasma metabolites and minerals, plasma glucose is 100% accurate to differentiate diseased calves from their healthy counterparts. It may be inferred that the levels of glucose would help in differentiate diseased calves from healthy calves in the herd.
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