Chosen parameters of the milk and blood of bitches with healthy mammary glands and those suffering from mastitis.

摘要

The aim of the study was to examine certain parameters of milk and blood of bitches suffering from mastitis and to evaluate the possibility of its use as an additional method for the diagnosis of mastitis. During the experiment, 34 bitches of different breeds in postpartum lactation and during lactation connected with pseudopregnancy were used. Somatic cell count, pH and Cl levels were measured in the milk. Aside from haematological examination, the concentration of haptoglobin was investigated in the blood. An elevation of somatic cells and increased levels of Cl were discovered in the milk from bitches suffering from mastitis. Furthermore, the elevation of milk pH in healthy pseudopregnant bitches and females with mastitis was observed. The inflammation of the mammary glands was connected with leukocytosis and elevated levels of haptoglobin in the blood..