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| Author(s): |
Frederico Augusto Mazzocca Lopes Rodrigues
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2009-09-11 |
| Examining board members: |
Enrico Lippi Ortolani;
Celso Akio Maruta;
Maria Claudia Araripe Sucupira
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| Advisor: | Enrico Lippi Ortolani |
| Abstract | |
Hypertonic saline solution (HSS) is known by causing a resurrection effect in animals with hypovolemic shock, through the passage of fluids from other organs and tissues to the blood stream. Cattle with acute rumen lactic acidosis (ARLA) usually present different degrees of dehydration, caused by the migration of fluids from the body toward the rumen, besides the development of systemic acidosis by the absorption of ruminal lactic acid. As the HSS increases the volume of excreted urine would be plausible to suggest that this solution could enhance the urinary excretion of H+ and lactate in cattle with ARLA. Twelve yearling, cross-bred, male cattle were used to evaluate the effect of the additional treatment with HSS on cattle with ARLA. After an adaption period, when a rumen cannula was implanted, the animals were submitted to an induction of ARLA by a calculated amount of sucrose into the rumen. Twenty hours later the cattle were randomly divided in two equal groups. The 1st group was treated with 5 mL/kg BW with 7.5 % HSS, within 15 min, and 20 mL/ kg BW of isotonic saline solution (ISS) for the next 165 min. Five litres of rumen fluid was withdraw and equal volume of water was added into the rumen. The following group was treated equally, but the HSS that was changed to the same volume of ISS. Several variables were measured at different times of the experiment. At the end of this protocol all animals were treated with calculated amounts of 1.3% sodium bicarbonate solution IV. The induction caused a medium to moderate ruminal acidosis, and a moderate degree of systemic acidosis and dehydration. The administration of water caused a sharp decrease in the rumen osmolality. The treatment with HSS caused a mild academia (0.03 degree of pH) followed by a discrete hypercapnia, besides generating a significant increase in the serum osmolality, which favours the rumen fluid absorption into the blood stream. This condition improved temporarily the recovering of globular volume. The treatment with HSS also increased the urinary volume excreted followed by the improvement of the glomerular filtration ratio and the global excretion of H+, lactate and phosphorus. A high positive relationship was found between the excretion of urinary phosphorus and urine pH (R2 = 0,562). No side effects were seen in cattle treated with HSS. The present results show that is beneficial and adequate the treatment of ARLA with HSS, as compared to the protocol with ISS. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 06/05087-3 - Evaluation of acute ruminal lactic acidosis treatment by hypertonic saline solution (HSS) infusion in adult bovine |
| Grantee: | Frederico Augusto Mazzocca Lopes Rodrigues |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |