Abstract:

Omphalitis and arthritis are diseases that are frequently encountered in calves and cause serious economic losses. In this study, it was aimed to determine serum immunoglobulin and NO levels in calves with omphalitis and arthritis and to examine the changes in these parameters compared to healthy calves. The animal material of this study consisted of calves with arthritis (n=20) and omphalitis (n=20) and calves (control group n=15) with clinically healthy from Van region. Clinical and radiological examinations were carried out, and blood samples were collected. Immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin M (IgM), immunoglobulin G (IgG), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) and nitric oxide (NO) levels were determined by ELISA. In our study, mean blood serum IgA, IgM, IgG, GGT, and NO levels of calves with arthritis were found to be 0.55 mg/ml, 4.63 mg/ml, 4.33 mg/ml, 29.63 ng/ml, and 624.1 µmol/l, respectively. Mean blood serum IgA, IgM, IgG, GGT and NO levels of calves with omphalitis were 0.52 mg/ml, 4.39 mg/ml, 2.04 mg/ml, 28.51 ng/ml, 538.75 µmol/L respectively. In conclusion, no significant statistical difference was observed between serum IgA, IgM, IgG, and GGT levels of animals diagnosed with omphalitis and arthritis. While in the omphalitis group, no statistical significance was observed for the NO serum levels, a statistical significance was present in the arthritis group.

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