title: Bovine haptoglobin response in clinically defined field conditions.
abstract: In order to assess the usefulness of haptoglobin as a measure of the acute phase response in cattle, the concentration of serum haptoglobin was estimated in the non-infectious conditions of milk fever and ketosis, and in the infectious conditions of severe mastitis, acute severe metritis, retained placenta and chronic endometritis. Mean haptoglobin concentrations were normal in cattle with non-infectious conditions and chronic endometritis but significantly increased in cattle with infectious conditions.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Investigation Centre, Mill of Crabstone, Bucksborn, Aberdeen.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Skinner
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000210:Acute-Phase Reaction / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004716:Endometritis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006242:Haptoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D007662:Ketosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D008414:Mastitis, Bovine / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D010319:Parturient Paresis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D006242:Haptoglobins