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Ultrasonographic measurement of liver, portal vein, hepatic vein and perivisceral adipose tissue in high-yielding dairy cows with fatty liver during the transition period

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 October 2018

Enrico Fiore ,
Laura Perillo ,
Massimo Morgante ,
Elisabetta Giudice ,
Barbara Contiero ,
Giulio Curone ,
Elisabetta Manuali ,
Silvia Pavone ,
Giuseppe Piccione  and
Matteo Gianesella
Enrico Fiore
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Medicine, Productions and Health (MAPS), University of Padua, viale dell'Università, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
Laura Perillo
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata, 98168 Messina, Italy
Massimo Morgante
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Medicine, Productions and Health (MAPS), University of Padua, viale dell'Università, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
Elisabetta Giudice
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166, S. Agata, Messina, Italy
Barbara Contiero
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Medicine, Productions and Health (MAPS), University of Padua, viale dell'Università, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
Giulio Curone
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Via Celoria 10, 20133 Milano, Italy
Elisabetta Manuali
Affiliation:
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dellʼUmbria e delle Marche, via G. Salvemini 1, 06126 Perugia, Italy
Silvia Pavone
Affiliation:
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dellʼUmbria e delle Marche, via G. Salvemini 1, 06126 Perugia, Italy
Giuseppe Piccione*
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata, 98168 Messina, Italy
Matteo Gianesella
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Medicine, Productions and Health (MAPS), University of Padua, viale dell'Università, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
*
*For correspondence; e-mail: gpiccione@unime.it
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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the potential for diagnosis of fatty liver by means of ultrasonographic measurement of liver and perivisceral adipose tissue as an alternative to blood indicators of lipomobilization and liver biopsy in periparturient high-yielding dairy cows. Thirty cows were enrolled and divided into two groups. The evaluation of body condition score (BCS), non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA), β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), liver and perivisceral adipose tissue ultrasonographic measurement and histological liver lipid content (GdL) was performed at 15 ± 5 d prepartum (T0), 10 ± 2 d postpartum (T1), 30 ± 2 d postpartum (T2) and 50 ± 2 d postpartum (T3). Mesenteric fat thickness (the thickness of the perivascular adipose tissue) measured on ultrasound was shown to be an independent determinant of fatty liver. The cut-off of the ultrasonographic evaluation of the liver may be useful as a first and practical approach in identifying fatty liver. In conclusion, a non-invasive and reliable diagnostic method for predicting the risk of fatty liver in high yielding dairy cows has been demonstrated.

Keywords

Dairy cowliverultrasoundGrades der Leberverfettungmetabolic parameters
Type
Research Article
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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 85 , Issue 4 , November 2018 , pp. 431 - 438
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Copyright © Hannah Dairy Research Foundation 2018 

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