Haptoglobin and fibrinogen concentrations and leukocyte counts in the clinical investigation of caseous lymphadenitis in sheep

Background Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis is the etiologic agent of caseous lymphadenitis (CLA), a disease that affects small ruminants and is responsible for economic losses, including condemnation of carcasses and damaged hides. Objective The goal of this study was to determine if serum haptog...

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Published in:	Veterinary clinical pathology Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 496 - 503
Main Authors:	Bastos, Bruno L., Meyer, Roberto, Guimarães, José E., Ayres, Maria C., Guedes, Maria T., Moura-Costa, Lilia F., de Burghgrave, Uiara S., Sena, Ludmilla, Azevedo, Vasco, Portela, Ricardo W.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-12-2011 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Acute phase proteins Animals Antibodies, Bacterial - blood Antigens, Bacterial - metabolism Biomarkers - analysis Brazil - epidemiology C orynebacterium pseudotuberculosis Carcasses Cattle Corynebacterium Infections - diagnosis Corynebacterium Infections - epidemiology Corynebacterium Infections - microbiology Corynebacterium Infections - veterinary Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis - immunology Disease Progression Female Fibrinogen Fibrinogen - analysis Haptoglobins - analysis Leukocyte Count - veterinary Leukocytes - cytology leukogram Lymphadenitis - diagnosis Lymphadenitis - epidemiology Lymphadenitis - microbiology Lymphadenitis - veterinary monocytes Physical growth Sheep Sheep Diseases - diagnosis Sheep Diseases - epidemiology Sheep Diseases - microbiology Veterinary medicine Brazil
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