ABSTRACT

ADH antidiuretic hormone AGID agar gel immunodiffusion (test) AI artificial insemination AST aspartate aminotransferase BAL bronchoalveolar lavage BCS body condition score BHB b-hydroxybutyrate BHV bovine herpesvirus BLV bovine leukaemia virus BMSCC bulk milk somatic cell count BPS bovine papular stomatitis BRSV bovine respiratory syncytial virus BSE bovine spongiform encephalopathy BTV bluetongue virus BVD bovine virus diarrhoea BVDV bovine viral diarrhoea virus CCN cerebrocortical necrosis CFT complement fixation test CJD Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease CJLD congenital joint laxity and dwarfism CL corpus luteum CMT California mastitis test CN cranial nerve CNS central nervous system CpBVDV cytopathic bovine viral disease virus COD cystic ovarian disease CSF cerebrospinal fluid CSPD chronic suppurative pulmonary disease DCAB dietary cation-anion balance DCM dilated cardiomyopthy DJD degenerative joint disease DM dry matter EBL enzootic bovine leucosis EBVs estimated breeding values ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay epg eggs per gram ETEC enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli FAT fluorescent antibody test FMD foot and mouth disease FSH follicle-stimulating hormone GGT gamma glutamyltransferase GLDH glutamate dehydrogenase GnRH gonadotropin-releasing hormone

GSHPx glutathione peroxidase hCG human chorionic gonadotropin IBK infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis IBR infectious bovine rhinotracheitis ICSCC individual cow somatic cell count IPV infectious pustular vulvovaginitis IVRA intravenous regional anaesthesia LDA left displaced abomasum LH luteinizing hormone MAP Mycobacterium avium subsp.