Clinical and Pulmonary Function Changes Induced by Aerosoltherapy During Bovine Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Abstract

Because of the morphological and functional pecularities of their lung, cattle are prone to rapidly develop respiratory failure with a poor prognosis(1). These respiratory diseases induce great financial losses (2,3) Consequently, attention must be payed to new molecules and administration procedures which could reduce the death and enhance the recovery percentages.

As topical administration of therapeutic drugs through the inhaled route offers many advantages, such as the need to administer smaller doses, a quick onset of action and fewer side-effects, the aim of this field investigation was to assess the efficiency of two bronchodilators administered alone or together.