Hematological and biochemical analyses of blood and serum in pigs with regional ileitis with special reference to the pathogenesis
Martinsson, K.; Ekman, L.; Jönsson, L.
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 17(2): 233-243
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-605X PMID: 1085100 Document Number: 98416
Biochemical and haematological analyses of blood and serum were performed in pigs with regional ileitis and in wasting pigs with a negative P.M. examination. In serum from pigs with regional ileitis the levels of total protein, albumin, transferrin, alkaline phosphatase and zinc were significantly lower than in normal pigs of the same age. The number of white blood cells, and the concentration of cortisol and alpha 1-antitrypsin were significantly increased. In wasting pigs with early signs of regional ileitis or with a negative P.M. examination the same blood changes were observed but to a lower degree. It was concluded that a wasting syndrome after weaning may precede regional ileitis. Concerning the aetiology of regional ileitis the significance of malabsorption and wasting syndrome in combination with invasion of intestinal intercellular microorganisms is discussed.