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Mineral Supplementation in Diseased Buffalo Calves and Impact on Health, Behavior, and Clinical Blood Profiles

Mineral Supplementation in Diseased Buffalo Calves and Impact on Health, Behavior, and Clinical Blood Profiles

Walaa I. Mohameden1, Haidy G. Abdel-Rahman2, Ibrahim M. Hegab3* 

1Department of Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt; 2Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt; 3Department of Animal, Poultry and Fish Behavior and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt.

*Correspondence | Ibrahim M Hegab, Department of Animal, Poultry and Fish Behavior and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt; Email: [email protected] 

Figure 1

Skin lesion in buffalo calves under study. (A) Alopecia, loss of pigmentation, and excessive keratinization on the dorsum of animals at D0. (B) Skin is pigmented and hair started to grow on animals at D30. (C) Skin is completely cured and all alopecic areas are covered with hair at D60. 

Figure 2

Principal component (PC) biplot for PC1 (Dim1), PC2 (Dim2), and PC3 (Dim3) of plasma biochemical parameters in buffalo calves. (A) At D0. (B) At 30 days post-supplementation. (C) At 60 days post-supplementation. 

Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences

November

Vol. 12, Iss. 11, pp. 2062-2300

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