{"id":5759,"date":"2026-02-20T04:34:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T20:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5759"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:33:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T07:33:16","slug":"diagnosis-of-diffuse-hepatocellular-disorders-in-dairy-cattle-through-ultrasonography-and-digital-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5759","title":{"rendered":"Diagnosis of Diffuse Hepatocellular Disorders in Dairy Cattle Through Ultrasonography and Digital Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Jezie A. Acorda<br>College of Veterinary Medicine<br>University of the Philippines Los Ba\u00f1os<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.57043\/transnastphl.1999.5759\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"doi.org\/10.57043\/transnastphl.1999.5759\">doi.org\/10.57043\/transnastphl.1999.5759<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Current diagnosis of liver disorders in cattle through clinical signs and biochemical analysis is not very accurate. In this study, evaluation of diffuse hepatocellular disorders in 226 Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle was conducted using ultrasonography and computerized analysis of ultrasonograms (digital analysis). Different echo patterns were distinguished, namely: bright pattern (BP), deep attenuation, vascular blurring and blurring of edges (BE) in fatty change of the liver; dark pattern and BE in hydropic degeneration; and BP in amyloidosis and hepatic dystrophy. In digital analysis of hepatic B-mode ultrasonograms, low echo means in hydropic degeneration, steep decline of echo means in fatty change, and high initial echo mean for hepatic dystrophy and amyloidosis were observed. The combination of ultrasonography and digital analysis provided a relatively more accurate method of diagnosis of diffuse hepatocellular disorders in dairy cattle<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keywords<\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?tag=amyloidosis\" rel=\"tag\">amyloidosis<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?tag=cattle\" rel=\"tag\">cattle<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?tag=digital-analysis\" rel=\"tag\">digital analysis<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?tag=fatty-change\" rel=\"tag\">fatty change<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?tag=hepatic-dystrophy\" rel=\"tag\">hepatic dystrophy<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?tag=hydropic-degeneration\" rel=\"tag\">hydropic degeneration<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?tag=liver\" rel=\"tag\">liver<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?tag=ultrasonogram\" rel=\"tag\">ultrasonogram<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\"  class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TNP-1999-21_16_Diagnosis-of-Diffuse-Hepatocellular-Disorders-in-Dairy-Cattle-through-Ultrasonography-and-Digital-Analysis.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:1090px\" aria-label=\"Embed of TNP 1999 (21)_16_Diagnosis of Diffuse Hepatocellular Disorders in Dairy Cattle through Ultrasonography and Digital Analysis.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-84707c37-f13b-401e-a39b-3ca9cac6a73a\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TNP-1999-21_16_Diagnosis-of-Diffuse-Hepatocellular-Disorders-in-Dairy-Cattle-through-Ultrasonography-and-Digital-Analysis.pdf\">TNP 1999 (21)_16_Diagnosis of Diffuse Hepatocellular Disorders in Dairy Cattle through Ultrasonography and Digital Analysis<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TNP-1999-21_16_Diagnosis-of-Diffuse-Hepatocellular-Disorders-in-Dairy-Cattle-through-Ultrasonography-and-Digital-Analysis.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-84707c37-f13b-401e-a39b-3ca9cac6a73a\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jezie A. 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