Journal article
Respiratory distress syndrome in calves.
- Bleul U Clinic of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Farm Animals, Vetsuisse-Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland. ubleul@vetclinics.uzh.ch
- 2009-01-29
Published in:
- The Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice. - 2009
Animals
Animals, Newborn
Blood Gas Analysis
Cattle
Cattle Diseases
Female
Male
Oxygen
Partial Pressure
Respiratory Insufficiency
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Syndrome
Treatment Outcome
English
Respiratory disease syndrome (RDS) is a condition of neonatal calves in which insufficient oxygen uptake and increased retention of carbon dioxide result in respiratory acidosis. This condition is more common in premature calves and seems to be associated with a deficiency of surfactant. Although there is no uniform definition of RDS, clinical signs appear as tachypnea and expiration accentuated by an abdominal lift and expiratory grunt, and they occur in association with characteristic blood gas changes. This article discusses the pathophysiology of RDS in calves, along with the clinical findings, diagnosis, and treatment options.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1016/j.cvfa.2008.10.002
- PMID 19174288
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/219377
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