Lumpy skin disease in Egyptian cows II-Serum lipids, proteins and renal function

ABSTRACT

The present study was carried out using eight cows which proved to be suffering from lumpy skin disease [LSD], selected from Tal Abou-Hammad and El-Zaheria, Ismailia Province and the same number of normal healthy cows to evaluate serum lipids, proteins as well as renal function. The significant increase in serum lipids and triglycerides in the late stage of diseased animals [20 days after appearance of LSD] is considered to be a good indicator for LSD. High level of total cholesterol seemed to be a good diagnostic mean of LSD during the acute [5 days after appearance for LSD] and late stage. Serum total protein and albumin values were higher in the late stage compared to either normal or early diseased cows. Creatinine and urea of LSD cows are important parameters in diagnosis of the disease