COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF CLINICAL, BIOCHEMICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL STATUS OF CALVES AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF DYSPEPTIC PATHOLOGICAL PROCESS
Gastrointestinal diseases in young farm animals are still one of the most urgent problems in livestock breeding. The research goal was to compare the clinical, biochemical and morphological status of calves at different stages of dyspeptic pathological process and to study the effect of Vetom 2 probiotic product on calf body during rehabilitation after antibiotic therapy. The experimental studies were conducted on the training farm AO “Prigorodnoye” in autumn and winter period in Black Pied calves. To conduct the experiment the following five groups of 5 calves were formed: 1) healthy calves; 2) calves with dyspepsia before antibiotic therapy; 3) calves with dyspepsia during antibiotic therapy; 4) calves after antibiotic therapy of dyspepsia; and 5) calves that received Vetom 2 product for 10 days right after antibiotic therapy. In all groups of calves clinical, biochemical and morphological studies were conducted. The comprehensive study has found that the clinical, morphological and biochemical indices in animals vary depending on the extent of dyspeptic pathological process development. These changes are less pronounced at early stages of the disease, and then increase in the course of the disease. The studies have revealed positive effect of Vetom 2 product on biochemical and morphological blood indices of calves during rehabilitation after antibiotic treatment of dyspepsia.