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Association of oxidative stress biomarkers and clinical mastitis incidence in dairy cows during the periparturient period Cover

Association of oxidative stress biomarkers and clinical mastitis incidence in dairy cows during the periparturient period

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|Aug 2020

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Fig. 1

ROC curve analysis in detecting mastitis incidents based on the determined concentrations of the ROS (1a); SAC (1b); OSi (1c); and α-T levels (1d). Numbers (1, 2, 3) after the name of each biomarker correspond to the examined time points (1 – dry-off; 2 – calving; 3 – 30 d post-partum)
ROC curve analysis in detecting mastitis incidents based on the determined concentrations of the ROS (1a); SAC (1b); OSi (1c); and α-T levels (1d). Numbers (1, 2, 3) after the name of each biomarker correspond to the examined time points (1 – dry-off; 2 – calving; 3 – 30 d post-partum)

Diagnostic performance (receiver operating characteristic curve coordinates) of ROS, SAC, OSi and α-T as predictors of mastitis incidence at dry-off, calving and 30 d post-partum

Biomarker /Sampling pointArea (AUC) Under CurveCut-off (Threshold)SensitivitySpecificityP-value
Dry-off
ROS0.586a ± 0.060>50.089.542.9ns (0.16)
SAC0.674ab ± 0.067≤450.489.545.1**
OSi0.663b ± 0.057>0.11389.548.4**
α-T0.730b ± 0.048≤ 5.210049.5***
Calving
ROS0.869a ± 0.046>70.294.771.1***
SAC0.949b ± 0.027≤320.489.588.9***
OSi0.952b ± 0.026>0.22489.588.9***
α -T0.805a ± 0.045≤1.994.769.2***
30 d post-partum
ROS0.614ab ± 0.064>46.710026.7ns (0.075)
SAC0.592a ± 0.063≤467.310026.7ns (0.14)
OSi0.636ab ± 0.064>0.10694.732.2*
α -T0.710b ± 0.053≤4.568.475.8***

Effect of the health of the udder (healthy or mastitic) on ROS (CarrU), SAC (μmol HClO/ml) and OSi (ROS/SAC) in the blood of dairy cows at dry-off, calving and 30d post-partum_ Group A – healthy animals; Group B – mastitic animals_ Values are presented as LSM ± SEM

ParameterGroup AGroup B
Dry-off
ROS51.87a, 1 ± 0.8554.85a, 1 ± 1.87
SAC447.31a, 1 ± 2.52431.64a, 1 ± 5.52
OSi0.117a, 1 ± 0.0020.127a, 1 ± 0.005
Calving
ROS65.89a, 2 ± 0.8675.04b, 2 ± 1.87
SAC347.38a, 2 ± 2.54312.38b, 2 ± 5.52
OSi0.191a, 2 ± 0.0020.240b, 2 ± 0.005
30 d post-partum
ROS53.46a, 1 ± 0.8657.07a, 1 ± 1.87
SAC451.42a, 1 ± 2.54440.36a, 1 ± 5.52
OSi0.118a, 1 ± 0.0020.130a, 1 ± 0.005
Language: English
Page range: 421 - 425
Submitted on: Jan 19, 2020
Accepted on: Jul 30, 2020
Published on: Aug 12, 2020
Published by: National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2020 George P. Laliotis, Panagiota Koutsouli, Kyriaki Sotirakoglou, Giovanni Savoini, Ioannis Politis, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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