Evaluation of the correlation between serum levels of non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA), total bilirubin (TB) and glucose (Gluc) and prevalence of fatty liver syndrome based on uterine status in dairy cattle of Tabriz province

Abstract

Fatty liver is major metabolic disorder that affects approximately half of multiparous dairy cows mildly or severely in early lactation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the frequency of fatty liver syndrome by measuring the serum levels of NEFA, TB and Gluc in dairy cattle of Tabriz province. For this propose, 400 blood samples were collected from cattle. The sampled cows were divided into four groups according to their pregnancy status: 1-8 months pregnant, 8-9 months pregnant, less than a month after parturition and more than a month after parturition. Serum levels of NEFA, TB and Gluc were measured spectrophotometrically. In this survey, serum NEFA levels were significantly different between the four treatment groups (p

Keywords

• Dairy cattle
• Serum
• Fatty liver
• Tabriz