Broncho Alveolar Lavage Fluid (BALF) Cytological Findings in Bovine Respiratory Disorders (BRD)
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2005
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Indian Journal of Animal Research
Abstract
"Endoscopic evaluation of Bovine Respiratory Disorders' was conducted on ten apparently
healthy cattle and twenty-seven clinical cases with the objective of studying the incidence, haemato
biochemistry, and bronchoscopic changes. Ten apparently healthy cattle belonging to different
breeds, different age groups and sexes were selected for obtaining normal values. Twenty-seven
cattle with respiratory disorders were selected by history, clinical findings, haernatology, biochemistry,
bronchoscopy and broncho alveolar lavage cytology. Broncho alveolar lavage cytology was found to
be more sensitive for diagnosis of respiratory disorders and macrophages and neutrophils were the
predominant cells in BALF of control and clinical cases respectively.