Hematological profile of East African short-horn zebu calves from birth to 51 weeks of age

This paper is the first attempt to accurately describe the hematological parameters for any African breed of cattle, by capturing the changes in these parameters over the first 12 months of an animal’s life using a population based sample of calves reared under field conditions and natural disease c...

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Autores principales: Wyk, Ilana Conradie van, Goddard, A., Bronsvoort, B.M. de C., Coetzer, Jacobus A.W., Booth, C., Hanotte, Olivier H., Jennings, A., Kiara, Henry K., Mashego, P., Muller, C., Pretorius, G., Poole, Elizabeth J., Thumbi, Samuel M., Toye, Philip G., Woolhouse, Mark E.J., Penzhorn, Banie L.
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/21781
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author Wyk, Ilana Conradie van
Goddard, A.
Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
Coetzer, Jacobus A.W.
Booth, C.
Hanotte, Olivier H.
Jennings, A.
Kiara, Henry K.
Mashego, P.
Muller, C.
Pretorius, G.
Poole, Elizabeth J.
Thumbi, Samuel M.
Toye, Philip G.
Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
Penzhorn, Banie L.
author_browse Booth, C.
Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
Coetzer, Jacobus A.W.
Goddard, A.
Hanotte, Olivier H.
Jennings, A.
Kiara, Henry K.
Mashego, P.
Muller, C.
Penzhorn, Banie L.
Poole, Elizabeth J.
Pretorius, G.
Thumbi, Samuel M.
Toye, Philip G.
Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
Wyk, Ilana Conradie van
author_facet Wyk, Ilana Conradie van
Goddard, A.
Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
Coetzer, Jacobus A.W.
Booth, C.
Hanotte, Olivier H.
Jennings, A.
Kiara, Henry K.
Mashego, P.
Muller, C.
Pretorius, G.
Poole, Elizabeth J.
Thumbi, Samuel M.
Toye, Philip G.
Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
Penzhorn, Banie L.
author_sort Wyk, Ilana Conradie van
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description This paper is the first attempt to accurately describe the hematological parameters for any African breed of cattle, by capturing the changes in these parameters over the first 12 months of an animal’s life using a population based sample of calves reared under field conditions and natural disease challenge. Using a longitudinal study design, a stratified clustered random sample of newborn calves was recruited into the Infectious Diseases of East African Livestock (IDEAL) study and monitored at 5-weekly intervals until 51 weeks of age. The blood cell analysis performed at each visit included: packed cell volume; red cell count; red cell distribution width; mean corpuscular volume; mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; hemoglobin concentration; white cell count; absolute lymphocyte, eosinophil, monocyte, and neutrophil counts; platelet count; mean platelet volume; and total serum protein. The most significant age-related change in the red cell parameters was a rise in red cell count and hemoglobin concentration during the neonatal period. This is in contrast to what is reported for other ruminants, including European cattle breeds where the neonatal period is marked by a fall in the red cell parameters. There is a need to establish breed specific reference ranges for blood parameters for indigenous cattle breeds. The possible role of the postnatal rise in the red cell parameters in the adaptability to environmental constraints and innate disease resistance warrants further research into the dynamics of blood cell parameters of these breeds
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spelling CGSpace217812024-08-27T10:36:53Z Hematological profile of East African short-horn zebu calves from birth to 51 weeks of age Wyk, Ilana Conradie van Goddard, A. Bronsvoort, B.M. de C. Coetzer, Jacobus A.W. Booth, C. Hanotte, Olivier H. Jennings, A. Kiara, Henry K. Mashego, P. Muller, C. Pretorius, G. Poole, Elizabeth J. Thumbi, Samuel M. Toye, Philip G. Woolhouse, Mark E.J. Penzhorn, Banie L. cattle animal diseases This paper is the first attempt to accurately describe the hematological parameters for any African breed of cattle, by capturing the changes in these parameters over the first 12 months of an animal’s life using a population based sample of calves reared under field conditions and natural disease challenge. Using a longitudinal study design, a stratified clustered random sample of newborn calves was recruited into the Infectious Diseases of East African Livestock (IDEAL) study and monitored at 5-weekly intervals until 51 weeks of age. The blood cell analysis performed at each visit included: packed cell volume; red cell count; red cell distribution width; mean corpuscular volume; mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; hemoglobin concentration; white cell count; absolute lymphocyte, eosinophil, monocyte, and neutrophil counts; platelet count; mean platelet volume; and total serum protein. The most significant age-related change in the red cell parameters was a rise in red cell count and hemoglobin concentration during the neonatal period. This is in contrast to what is reported for other ruminants, including European cattle breeds where the neonatal period is marked by a fall in the red cell parameters. There is a need to establish breed specific reference ranges for blood parameters for indigenous cattle breeds. The possible role of the postnatal rise in the red cell parameters in the adaptability to environmental constraints and innate disease resistance warrants further research into the dynamics of blood cell parameters of these breeds 2013-09 2012-09-16T09:37:26Z 2012-09-16T09:37:26Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/21781 en Open Access Springer Wyk, I.C. van, Goddard, A., Bronsvoort, B.M.D.C., Coetzer, J.A.W., Booth, C., Hanotte, O., Jennings, A., Kiara, H., Mashego, P., Muller, C., Pretorius, G., Poole, E.J., Thumbi, S.M., Toye, P.G., Woolhouse, M.E.J. and Penzhorn, B.L. 2012. Hematological profile of East African short-horn zebu calves from birth to 51 weeks of age. Comparative Clinical Pathology
spellingShingle cattle
animal diseases
Wyk, Ilana Conradie van
Goddard, A.
Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
Coetzer, Jacobus A.W.
Booth, C.
Hanotte, Olivier H.
Jennings, A.
Kiara, Henry K.
Mashego, P.
Muller, C.
Pretorius, G.
Poole, Elizabeth J.
Thumbi, Samuel M.
Toye, Philip G.
Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
Penzhorn, Banie L.
Hematological profile of East African short-horn zebu calves from birth to 51 weeks of age
title Hematological profile of East African short-horn zebu calves from birth to 51 weeks of age
title_full Hematological profile of East African short-horn zebu calves from birth to 51 weeks of age
title_fullStr Hematological profile of East African short-horn zebu calves from birth to 51 weeks of age
title_full_unstemmed Hematological profile of East African short-horn zebu calves from birth to 51 weeks of age
title_short Hematological profile of East African short-horn zebu calves from birth to 51 weeks of age
title_sort hematological profile of east african short horn zebu calves from birth to 51 weeks of age
topic cattle
animal diseases
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/21781
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