INDICATORS OF METABOLIC STATUS IN CATTLE IN THE DIAGNOSTICS OF MINERAL METABOLISM DISORDERS
The timely detection of metabolic disorders contributes to maintaining the health and to increasing the productivity of farm animals, including cattle. The metabolism pathology of cattle dominates among the diseases of non-contagious aetiology. The purpose of work is to analyse the metabolic status of cattle by its blood. Biochemical blood tests included: determination of glucose, reserve alkalinity, alkaline phosphatase, total calcium, inorganic phosphorus, copper, and iron. The technique, proposed by A.A. Elenshleger and O.V. Tankova in 2011, was used to assess the level of cattle mineral metabolism, the level of establishment of its disorders’ preponderance. According to the technique, all the studied parameters were divided into 5 levels: low, medium, high, intensive, and above the limit. The physiological parameters of cattle blood were taken as the basis for the calculation.