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 (9.20x 10³/μl) and clinically (9.31x 10³/μl) infected animals than healthy animals (6.87x 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 (13.45 mg/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.