Table 5.
Additional clinical findings in cows with LDA, RDA and AV
| Variable | Finding | LDA n (%) | RDA n (%) | AV n (%) | Total | Chi2 | Additional tests | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skin surface temperature (n = 1954) | Reduced | 339a (25.7) | 149b (44.5) | 170c (57.0) | 658 (33.7) | 132** | Boph | < 0.05 |
| Skin turgor (n = 1971) | Moderately to severely reduced | 340a (25.4) | 84a (25.1) | 101b (33.6) | 525 (26.6) | 16* | ||
| Eyes (n = 1982) | Moderate to severe enophthalmos | 403a (30.1) | 110a (32.5) | 133b (43.9) | 646 (32.6) | 29** | Boph | < 0.05 |
| Sclera (n = 1982) | Moderately to severely injected | 460 (34.3) | 124 (36.7) | 119 (39.3) | 703 (35.4) | 14 ns | – | – |
| Muzzle (n = 1982) | Dry | 123a (9.2%) | 60b (17.8%) | 56b (18.5%) | 239 (12.0) | 40** | Boph | < 0.05 |
| Breath (n = 1982) | Uraemic | 236a (17.6) | 76ab (22.5) | 83b (27.4) | 395 (19.9) | 17 ns | – | – |
| Mucous membranes (n = 1970) | Normal | 1185a (88.8) | 287ab (85.7) | 239b (79.7) | 1711 (86.9) | 35** | Boph | < 0.05 |
| Pale | 47a (3.5) | 27b (8.1) | 31b (10.3) | 105 (5.3) | ||||
| Hyperaemic | 77 (5.8) | 16 (4.8) | 21 (7.0) | 114 (5.8) | ||||
| Cyanotic | 11 (0.8) | 3 (0.0) | 5 (1.7) | 19 (1.0) | ||||
| Washed-out | 12 (0.9) | 1 (0.3) | 4 (1.3) | 17 (0.9) | ||||
| Icteric | 3 (0.2) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.2) | ||||
| Capillary refill time (n = 1962) | > 2 s | 299a (22.5) | 116b (34.5) | 105b (35.6) | 520 (26.5) | 36** | Boph | < 0.05 |
| Abdominal wall (n = 1982) | Tense | 376a (28.0) | 162b (47.9) | 185c (61.1) | 723 (36.5) | 139** | Boph | < 0.05 |
Within rows, values with different superscripts differ (P < 0.05), Boph Bonferroni post hoc test
ns not significant (P > 0.05)
*P < 0.05
**P < 0.01