Blood disorders caused by hypophosphatemia in dairy cows
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Keywords
Hypophosphatemia, dairy cows, phosphorus deficiency, blood cell abnormalities, haemolysis.
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Objective: To describe the main blood disorders caused by hypophosphatemia (low P level in the blood) in dairy cows.
Design/Methodology/Approach: Publications about blood disorders caused by hypophosphatemia in dairy cows were analyzed.
Results: In addition to a decrease in milk production and several reproductive and metabolic disorders, hypophosphatemia can cause alterations in blood cells, mainly in erythrocytes, as a consequence of the decrease of the phosphorus (P) needed to generate adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and the alterations of the cell membrane phospholipids.
Study Limitations/Implications: Few studies have described how P affects different blood cells or their components.
Findings/Conclusions: Hypophosphatemia has been associated with structural and functional alterations in blood cells.