EFFECT OF MASTITIS ON HAEMATO-BIOCHEMICAL AND PLASMA MINERAL PROFILE IN CROSSBRED CATTLE.

To study the effect of subclinical and clinical mastitis on haematological, biochemical and mineral profile of crossbred cattle an investigation was carried. Haematology of animals revealed significantly (P< 0.05) higher average values of TLC in sub-clinically (9.20× 103/μl) and clinically (9.31× 103/μl) infected animals than healthy animals (6.87× 103/μl). Differential leucocytic count revealed neutrophilia and lymphopenia in clinical as well as sub-clinical mastitis (SCM). Biochemical estimations of plasma samples from sub-clinically and clinically infected animals revealed higher average values of TPP (8.44 g/dl and 823 g/dl), albumin (2.447 g/dl and 2.31 g/dl), globulin (5.82 g/dl and 5.93 g/dl) and fibrinogen (0.74 g/dl and 1.21 g/dl) compared with control group (7.44 g/dl, 2.94 g/dl and 4.41 g/dl and 0.60 g/dl, respectively). Mineral estimation revealed significant (P< 0.05) increase in calcium level in sub-clinical (13.45mg/dl) and clinical mastitis (13.149mg/dl) as compared to healthy control (9.44 mg/dl), however, no significant (P> 0.05) change was observed in inorganic phosphorus, Mg, Na and K levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]