Alshami, Abdulraqeb A.  <br/><br/>
Clinical and laboratory studies on milk lameness in Holstein-Friesian cows in Egypt  [electronic resource]. 
 دراسات اكلينيكية ومعملية علي عرج الحليب في الابقار الهولشتاين فريزيان في مصر. 

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<br/><br/>Includes references. 
<br/><br/>                                               Abstract<br/>Chronic hypophosphatemia (milk lameness) is one of the most important metabolic disorders<br/>concerning dairy cattle. This study was conducted for evaluation of clinical situation and<br/>hematobiochemical status of lactating Holstein-Friesian cows that suffered from chronic<br/>hypophosphatemia in Egypt. A total number of twenty seven lactating Holstein-Friesian cows belonged<br/>to Giza and El-Behera governorates were included in the present study. Fifteen of them were<br/>apparently healthy and fed on concentrate mixture and roughage while twelve of them were suffered<br/>from pronounced lameness, peculiar slow creepy gait, stiffness, gradual decrease in milk yield and<br/>pica. Results showed significant (P≤0:0.05) increase in respiration and pulse rates in affected cows. Also,<br/>there was significant (P≤:0.001) decrease in the levels of hemoglobin, PCV, and RBCs count while<br/>MCV, MCH and MCHC showed significant increase (P≤0:0.05 and P≤0.01) respectively. Significant<br/>(P≤0.05:0.001) increase was recorded in the levels of serum BUN and potassium while there was significant<br/>(P≤0.001) decrease in the level of serum inorganic phosphorus in cows with milk lameness. This data is<br/>one of few records about chronic hypophosphatemia (milk lameness) in Holstein-Friesian dairy cows<br/>among Egypt.<br/> 
<br/><br/><br/>Summary in Arabic. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cows--Diseases.	<br/>Veterinary hematology<br/>Lameness in cattle