Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the haematological alterations in cattle suffering from traumatic reticuloperitonitis. A series of case studies were conducted from December 2012 to February 2014 in cattle referred to the Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science; Proddatur. A total of 11 cattle were diagnosed with traumatic reticuloperitonitis and most of them were referred with a history of fever, anorexia, sudden milk drop, stiff gait etc., upon examination, the cattle revealed fever, tachycardia, tachypnoea, with ruminal atony associated with mild bloat and dehydration. Condition was diagnosed with metal detector. Haematology revealed significant (P<0.05) erythrocytopenia, higher packed cell volume, lower haemoglobin concentration, lower mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration, higher mean corpuscular volume, significant (P<0.05) leucocytosis with neutrophilia, presence of more number of immature neutrophils and decreased lymphocyte count.