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Pulmonary Function Values and Growth in Belgian White and Blue Double-Muscled Cattle
Gustin, Pascal; Bakima, M.; Art, Tatiana et al.
1988In Research in Veterinary Science, 45 (3), p. 405-410
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Keywords :
Pulmonary Function; Cattle
Abstract :
[en] Seventy-five double-muscled cattle of the Belgian white and blue breed, two days to 50 months old and weighing 45 to 680 kg, were investigated. Transpulmonary pressure changes, measured with an oesophageal balloon, variations of air flow and volume at the mouth were obtained during spontaneous breathing to calculate pulmonary function data. Oxygen and carbon dioxide tensions in arterial blood were also recorded. Growth related changes of the pulmonary function values were similar to those observed in other bovine breeds. Total pulmonary resistance, specific total pulmonary resistance, viscous work, power of breathing, specific viscous work, respiratory frequency and peak-to-peak change in transpulmonary pressure were greater in Belgian white and blue cattle than in Friesian cattle. In the former, tidal volume, specific tidal volume, lowest transpulmonary pressure during expiration, transpulmonary pressure at the functional residual capacity level, dynamic lung compliance and oxygen tension in arterial blood were smaller. Airflow, minute volume and carbon dioxide tension in arterial blood were similar in the Belgian white and blue and Friesian cattle. These results were related to the great sensitivity of double-muscled cattle of the Belgian white and blue breed to laryngitis and bronchopneumonia.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Gustin, Pascal ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Pharmacologie, pharmacothérapie et toxicologie
Bakima, M.
Art, Tatiana ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Physiology
Lekeux, Pierre ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Physiologie
Lomba, Fernand
van de Woestijne, K. P.
Language :
English
Title :
Pulmonary Function Values and Growth in Belgian White and Blue Double-Muscled Cattle
Publication date :
1988
Journal title :
Research in Veterinary Science
ISSN :
0034-5288
eISSN :
1532-2661
Publisher :
British Veterinary Association, London, United Kingdom
Volume :
45
Issue :
3
Pages :
405-410
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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