Serum iron concentration in dairy cattle with acute coliform mastitis
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163504Keywords:
mastitis, Coliform mastitis, E coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acute coliform mastitis, serum iron concentrationAbstract
Coliform mastitis caused by Escherichia coli and/ or Klebsiella pneumoniae is typically associated with clinical and acute mastitis, which is one of the most frequent causes of culling. Acute coliform mastitis (ACM) shows local and systemic inflammation and is generally recognized as the cause of fatality. Serum iron concentration has been evaluated as a marker of inflammation in dogs, cats, and horses, but limited data exist about whether serum iron concentration can be used to diagnose acute inflammation in cattle. To our knowledge, no comparative studies are available on the serum iron concentration from dairy cattle with and/ or without ACM. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate a relationship between serum iron concentrations and prognosis of ACM in dairy cattle.