EVALUATION OF LIVER FUNCTION TESTS IN LIVER DISORDERS IN CATTLE AND BUFFALOES

Abstract

A total number of 1052 animals (cattle and buffaloes) of both sex were investigated in this study. Any abnonnal clinical signs and the body condition scoring of each animal were recorded.before slaughtering. Blood samples were collected during slaughtering in clean, dry centrifuge tubes and samples and carcasses were numerated. Post-mortem examination was carried out for detection of any gross pathological liver affections. All affected liver lesions were collected and kept in neutral buffered fonnalin for histopathological studies From the total number (1052 animals) 20 cattle and 40 buffaloes of

both sex were clinically healthy, with good body condition score and free from any internal post-mortem pathological lesions were kept as control. Blood serum samples of diseased and healthy control animals were subjected for laboratory investigations of total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, aspartate amino transeferase (AST), alanine amino transferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase, (AP), gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT), total protein, albumin, serum protein electrophoresis, glucose and total cholesterol. Clinical examination of cattle and buffaloes before slaughtering in the

slaughter-house revealed that some animals showed loss of weight, dullness and depression . Some animals showed palness of the mucus membrane, roughness of the coat and watery diarrhea.