Blood lactate concentration as diagnostic predictors of uterine necrosis and its outcome in dairy cows with uterine torsion

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Takashi MURAKAMI¹  Shuhei MUKAI¹  Shigeru NAKAO¹  Yohei SATO¹  Akane SATO¹  Satoshi NAKADA¹  Yutaka YAMADA²  Masanori KOBAYASHI³  Eiichi KAWAKAMI³ 

[1] Hokkaido Higashi Agricultural Mutual Aid Association, 109-28 Nishishunbetsu, Betsukai-cho, Notsuke-gun, Hokkaido 088-2576, Japan;Laboratory of Large Animal Clinics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8602, Japan;Laboratory of Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8602, Japan

关键词: dairy cow;    lactate;    prognosis;    uterine necrosis;    uterine torsion;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.16-0203

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

In order to determine blood lactate concentrations (bLac) and their validity as a diagnostic marker in bovine uterine torsion, blood samples were taken from 54 Holstein cows with uterine torsion before the correction of torsion. bLac in a group of cows with and without uterine necrosis were 15.0 and 3.0 mmol/l, respectively (P<0.01). Moreover, bLac in a group of dead or culled dams and in that of survived dams were 10.2 and 3.1 mmol/l, respectively (P<0.01). Furthermore, the proposed diagnostic cutoffs for bLac based on ROC analysis for detection of uterine necrosis and poor prognosis in dams were set at >5.0 and >6.5 mmol/l, respectively. These findings suggest that in dairy cows with uterine torsion, an increase in bLac is a diagnostic predictor of uterine necrosis as well as poor prognosis in dams.

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