Volume: 54 Issue: 3
Year: 2023, Page: 670-677, Doi: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2023.54.3.670-677
Received: Nov. 26, 2022 Accepted: Dec. 1, 2022 Published: Sept. 30, 2023
The fatty liver syndrome was confirmed by haemotobiochemical and hepatic ultrasonographic investigations in 12 Malabari goats within six weeks after kidding. Animals were divided into two groups with six does each which received two different treatments.Ketonex bolus, which contains nicotinic acid, disodium hydrogen phosphate, and live yeast was given to the goats in Group I. The animals in Group II received syrup Bexoliv, which contains tricholine citrate, methionine, inositol, vitamin E, biotin, selenium, silymarin, iron, copper, and B12. In addition to this, animals of both groups received glycerin orally. On the fifteenth day of treatment, the animals were reevaluated. Six apparently healthy adult female goats within six weeks of kidding were selected as control. Before treatment, the neutrophil count showed a significant increase and lymphocyte and monocyte counts showed a decrease in the study groups. Blood beta-hydroxybutyrate (βHB), serum non-esterified free fatty acids (NEFA) and serum urea nitrogen (SUN) levels showed a significant increase before treatment and reduced after treatment among both groups. Hepatic ultrasonography showed hyperechogenicity of parenchyma before treatment when compared to after treatment. The animals showed improvement with both treatments.
Keywords: Fatty liver, goats, haematobiochemistry, ultrasonography, management
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Kalakappa, Ajithkumar, S., Habeeb, B.P., Murugan, S.S., Krishnan, A., David, P.V., Sindhu, O.K. and Unny, N.M. 2023. Haemotobiochemical changes and management of post-partum fatty liver syndrome in Malabari goats. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 54(3):670-677
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2023.54.3.670-677