Lipid Variations as Prognosticators of Cardiovascular Risks in Dairy Cattle with Mastitis

Zenib Raheem, Kaleem Maqsood, Masooma Batool, Humera Naveed, Waheed Haider, Muhammad Amir Iqbal*

Abstract

Clinical mastitis a deadly problem for dairy farmers and economy. Current study was designed to check serum lipid profile alteration with respect to cardiovascular diseases in clinical mastitis cattle. A total of sixty five samples were collected and divided into two groups for this case control study on the basis of clinical examination. For analysis, 40 cases and 25 controls were included. Statistical analysis was done by applying student “t” test using GraphPad Prism software 6.0. There was non-significant reduction (P=0.3) of serum total cholesterol (TC) and pronounced elevation (P=0.01) of triglyceride (TG) in cases as compared to controls. Mastitis group presented mild decrease (P=0.07) in high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) and highly significant elevation (P=0.0003) of low density lipoprotein (LDL-C) as compared to healthy cattle. Moreover, diseased cattle also manifested marked elevation (P=0.01) of very low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (VLDL-C) as compared to controls. Conclusively, clinical mastitis is associated with painful, swollen udder and abnormalities in milk. It also contributes to dyslipidaemia that could be used as useful indicator for evaluation of cardiovascular risks in cattle with clinical mastitis