An Investigation Into The Alternations Of Some Trace Elements And Fat Soluble Vitamins In Growing Buffalo Calves On An Improved Pasture In Eastern Of Delta

The present study was carried out to provide basic information aboutlaboratory examination of biological samples (whole blood, blood serum,liver tissue, skin scraping in addition to food stuns) and response totreatment, for monitoring and confirming of nutritional trace-elementdeficiency diseases and syndroms among growing buffaloe calves stockin Egypt.The animals involved in this study were part of a herd of 200 buffaloecalves of different ages (4-9 months) and sexes.’The livestock calves were belonged to El-Salhyia breeding buffaloecalves recently established at new reclaimed area at Salhia desert ineastern of Nile Delta-Egypt. The herd grazed pasture had been improvedby lime and superphosphate fertilizer together with receding with greenfodder rotation through out the year (elephant grass).Loss of health and economic efficiency of livestock were the maincomplaint described by the owner. The health of the herd had beensubnormal for 6 months and consequently the stock has been reduced, sothat at the time of investigation only 166 buffaloe calves remained.The health problem in growing buffaloe calves included loss ofcondition, depraved appetite rapid loss of weight ill-thriftness,emaciation, alopecia, dry and wrinkled skin, pale mucous membranes andchange in hair coat colour. Some of these calves showed persistentscouring in addition to stiffness and enlargement of joints.In each case no single aetiological could be found responsible for thesymptoms observed. However, subsequent health monitoring in this herdand the great variety of mangemental and environmental influences,announced the diseased calves were clinically suffering from suspected