Haematological analysis of calves with bovine neonatal pancytopenia |
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Authors: | Witt K Weber C N Meyer J Buchheit-Renko S Müller K E |
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Affiliation: | Clinic for Ruminants and Swine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universit?t Berlin, K?nigsweg 65, 14163 Berlin, Germany. witt.katharina@vetmed.fu-berlin.de |
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Abstract: | Blood was obtained from 61 neonatal Holstein calves originating from a farm in Germany with a high incidence of bovine neonatal pancytopenia (BNP). In order to detect alterations that might be related to BNP, selected haematological analytes were determined. Haematological examinations demonstrated alterations in at least two of the three cell lineages in 10 calves (16.39 per cent). Six animals (9.84 per cent) developed a bleeding disorder indicative of BNP at approximately two weeks of age. None of these animals showed alterations in complete blood cell count at sampling in the first week of life. In weeks when calves with BNP were born, an increase in the number of apparently healthy calves demonstrating decreases in blood cell counts was observed. |
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