Blood profile constituents associated with production diseases in Jersey crossbred cows*

Abstract

Concentration of 16 important blood constituents was studied in Jersey crossbred cows, to investigate their relationship with production disiases such as mastitis, metritis, retained placenta and ketosis. A significant (P<0.05) increase in total protein leveL significant (P<0.05) drop in cholesterol level and highly significant increase (P<0.01) in globulin content with hyperglobulinaemia were observed during mastitis. Cows infected with metritis showed significant (P<0.05) changes for total protein, albumin, globulin, PCV and potassium and highly significant (P<0.01) changes for cholesterol, haemoglobin and iron. Retained placenta condition exerted a highly significant (P<0.01) influence on total protein, albumin, globulin. potassium, magnesium and iron levels and significant (P<0.05) influence on cholesteroL haemoglobin and PCV contents. Ketosis condition had exerted highly significant (P<0.01) influence on serum cholesterol level and signiticant effect on (P<0.05) magnesium only.