Metabolic Changes during Eperythrozoon Infection in Cattle

Metabolic Changes during Eperythrozoon Infection in Cattle

Nine different strains of Eperythrozoon wenyoni were tested in splenectomised calves, which all produced characteristic metabolic changes in the blood. These changes consisted of a lowered pH of the blood, a negative base excess and a lowered standard bicarbonate content. There was an increase in th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Research in veterinary science 1970-03, Vol.11 (2), p.105-111
Hauptverfasser: Zwart, D., Schotman, A.J.H., Straver, AnsJ.M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
animal science
Animals
Bicarbonates
Bicarbonates - blood
Blood
Blood Glucose
Calves
Carbon Dioxide - blood
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - metabolism
Chlorides - blood
Eperythrozoon
Erythrocytes
Infections
Lactic acid
Metabolism
pH effects
Veterinary medicine
zoology
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Zusammenfassung:Nine different strains of Eperythrozoon wenyoni were tested in splenectomised calves, which all produced characteristic metabolic changes in the blood. These changes consisted of a lowered pH of the blood, a negative base excess and a lowered standard bicarbonate content. There was an increase in the lactic acid content of the blood. This increase was mainly found in the plasma fraction of the blood and not in the erythrocytes. No correlation was found between the presence of free forms in the plasma and changes in the pH of the blood. Various explanations for the production of lactic acid in the course of an E. wenyoni infection are discussed.
ISSN:0034-5288
1532-2661
DOI:10.1016/S0034-5288(18)34346-7