Veterinary Science & Technology

Mohamed Salama

Publications

• Research Article
  Evaluation of the Inflammatory Reaction in Calves with Acute Ruminal Drinking
  Author(s): Maged El-Ashker, Mahmoud El-Sebaei and Mohamed SalamaMaged El-Ashker, Mahmoud El-Sebaei and Mohamed Salama
  
  The present study was carried out to evaluate the inflammatory response during acute ruminal drinking in milkfed calves and to describe the correlation between production of acute phase cytokines and the occurrence of depression in this clinical condition. For this purpose, twenty calves with acute ruminal drinking as well as ten clinically normal calves were included in the study. Blood and ruminal fluid samples were collected from all examined calves. The blood samples were used to obtain a blood gas profile and for estimation of selected acute phase proteins and pro-inflammatory cytokines. A depression score was adopted to emphasize the relationship between the severity of the clinical signs and levels of acute phase cytokines. It was found that interleukin-1beta; interleukin-6, interferon gamma, c reactive protein, haptoglobin, and fibrinogen were significantly higher in diseased .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7579.1000116

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