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Effects of Growth on Functional and Morphological Echocardiographic Variables in Friesian Calves
Amory, Hélène; Lekeux, Pierre
1991In Veterinary Record, 128 (15), p. 349-54
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Abstract :
[en] For echocardiography to become a reliable tool for the diagnosis, monitoring and prognosis of cardiac diseases in cattle, it is necessary to determine normal values of echocardiographic variables and their changes during the growth of healthy animals. In this study, 53 echocardiographic protocols were collected from 17 healthy Friesian calves during their period of growth. The protocol consisted of the measurement or calculation of 10 dimensional and six functional variables from M-mode long axis views of the heart. The relationships between these variables and age, body-weight and body surface area were analysed. Most of the dimensional parameters increased significantly with body size and were best predicted by an allometric regression. However, the functional indices did not change with growth, and the normal values obtained in this study may be applied to calves of any body weight.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Amory, Hélène ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Physiologie
Lekeux, Pierre ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Physiologie
Language :
English
Title :
Effects of Growth on Functional and Morphological Echocardiographic Variables in Friesian Calves
Publication date :
13 April 1991
Journal title :
Veterinary Record
ISSN :
0042-4900
eISSN :
2042-7670
Publisher :
British Veterinary Medicine, London, United Kingdom
Volume :
128
Issue :
15
Pages :
349-54
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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