Laminar Inflammation Responses in the Oligofructose Overload Induced Model of Bovine Laminitis.

ABSTRACT: Bovine laminitis causes substantial economic losses and animal welfare problems in dairy farms worldwide. Previously published studies have reported that the inflammatory response plays a central role in the pathogenesis of the disease. To our knowledge, inflammation associated with bovine laminitis induced by high levels of exposure to oligofructose (OF) has not been reported and characterized. In fact, the disease manifestations in this model closely approximate those of clinical laminitis. The objective of this study was to characterize the inflammatory response in OF-induced bovine laminitis. A total of 12 Chinese Holstein dairy heifers were utilized in this study. The heifers were randomly divided into two groups, treatment (n = 6) and control (n = 6). The treatment grou

SUBMITTER: Ding J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7381234 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature