Studies on Some Serum Constituents of Dairy Cows in Saudi Arabia

(Abdul Aziz bin Mohammed Evacuee)

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Abstract

Blood samples from 40 dairy cows were tested for their urea, albumin, total protein and glucose concentrations. Half of the animals, were pregnant and were tested 1 and 4 weeks before and after calving. Glucose was observed to increase in the first week before parturition and returned to the normal level in the fourth week after pregnancy. Albumin was low in the first week before parturition and returned to the normal level at the end of the fourth week after parturition. Urea concentration was at normal ranges in the first week before parturition and the fourth week after parturition. This study demonstrates the importance of mini metabolic profile test in dairy reproduction farm for early diagnosis of metabolic disease and nutritional deficiency.
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