Vol. 11, Special Issue 10 (2022)

Author(s):
Bharat S Siddhapara, Virendra K Singh, Sandhya S Chaudhary, Lalit C Modi, Axay B Joshi, Sanjay B Patel and Tanvi D Manat

Abstract:
The present study was conducted to study Early changes in vital signs and leukogram profile of diarrheic Surti buffalo calves. Thirty Surti buffalo calves were selected and divided into two groups viz. healthy (n=10) and diarrheic calves (n=20). Recording of rectal temperature, respiration rate and heart rate was done simultaneous to blood collection in all the calves as soon as diarrhea was reported. Blood was analyzed for leukogram profile. Results revealed that diarrheic calves had significantly (p≤0.05) higher physiological parameters such as rectal temperature, heart rate as well as respiration rate as well as significantly (p≤0.05) higher leukogram profile parameters such as total leukocyte count. There was no change in differential leukocyte count between health and diarrheic calves. Thus, it was concluded that early changes in diarrheic Surti buffalo calves include rise in parameters of vital signs such as increase in total leukocyte count without any change in differential leukocyte count.