L-Lactate Levels Calves With Pneumonia

Reliable prognosis and rational treatments are needed to reduce the economic loss of the Pneumonia in beef cattle industries. This study was conducted with the assumption that blood L-lactate concentration could be an important marker in assessing the prognosis and physiopathological status of respiratory diseases (literature supported). In this context, the L-lactate levels of 22 calves with pneumonia (under field conditions and without etiology) were evaluated. It was observed that 4 patients with L-lactate levels above 4 mmol / L did not respond to treatment and those with a L-lactate below 4 mmol / L remained clinically resolved