Comparative evaluation of ultrasonography with clinical respiratory score in diagnosis and prognosis of respiratory diseases in weaned dairy buffalo and cattle calves

Table 1 Clinical respiratory and ultrasound lung scores in calves with respiratory troubles (n = 35)

	Buffalo calves			Cattle calves
	Control (n = 6)	Emphysema (n = 8)	Interstitial pulmonary syndrome (n = 7)	Control (n = 6)	Bronchopneumonia (n = 12)	Pleurisy (n = 8)
CRS	1.5 ± 0.3	4.3 ± 0.3^**	5.1 ± 0.5^**	1.7 ± 0.2	5.2 ± 0.2^**	5 ± 0.4^**
ULS	0.0 ± 0.0	2.3 ± 0.3^**	2.1 ± 0.3^*	0.0 ± 0.0	3.1 ± 0.2^**	3.4 ± 0.3^**

CRS Clinical respiratory score, ULS ultrasound lung score
^*or ^** Means within a row of the same species are significantly different (P < 0.05) or (P < 0.01), respectively from values of the corresponding control animals

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